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Mrs. Gauci from East Palo Alto, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Personal Cubby Space

Help me give my students their own cubby space to protect them from spreading germs and to promote organization and communication.

  • $2,961 goal

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Mrs. Gauci has another project! Donate to The Human Body to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $237.
2X

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students are energetic kids with a love of learning. At least 90% of them come from low-income households, with parents struggling to pay rent and get food on the table. And yet, these children still want to create, read, write, and learn!

My students are worried about food and shelter, but they are sheltering in place with basic classroom necessities that provide them with some normalcy, allowing them to participate in class online.

I am trying to meet their needs emotionally, as well as academically, during this pandemic. I want them to be safe and stay healthy as they work hard to learn to read, learn to use technology, and at the same time, learn Language Art, Math, and Science.

My Project

In order to reopen school in the Fall, our State Superintendent, Tony Thurmond, is recommending all students have a place for their personal belongings that is separate from others at all times. We must "Keep each child’s belongings separated and in an individually labeled storage container, cubby, or area. (And we must) Send belongings home each day to be cleaned." This is quoted from "Stronger Together: A Guidebook for the Safe Reopening of California Schools."

I wish to provide my students with individual storage cubbies to promote health safety, organizational skills and better family communication.

In order to protect my students from germs and viruses, they need their own cubby space for their backpacks, papers and personal items. By having their own space, we have a better chance of preventing cross contamination and the spread of illnesses.

In addition, students will have more organization and papers will make it home to the correct household, providing better communication with parents on schoolwork and current events.

Mrs. Gauci Costano School & 49Ers Academy Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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East Palo Alto, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

24 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DG240 HeavyDuty Storage Communication Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $749.00 3 $2,247.00

Materials cost

$2,247.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $205.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$33.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,516.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$444.05

Total project goal

$2,960.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,960.35

1 Donor

-$2,960.35

Donations toward project cost

-$2,516.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$444.05

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