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Mrs. Spicher from Youngstown, OH is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Plugged Into Math: Headphones for Focused Learning

Help me give my students headphones so they can listen to their online math lessons.

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My Project

Our school is a free, charter school in Youngstown, Ohio serves students in grades K-8. We provide rigorous academics, fantastic teachers and a safe learning environment. Located in an inner-city neighborhood, a majority of students are low-income and high poverty. All students receive free breakfasts and free lunches. Despite this, they are motivated to learn.

Our goal is to prepare our students for success in high school, in college, and in life.

We provide academic opportunities many other schools do not offer, such as the Concept Young Scholars Program, the opportunity to take Spanish or Turkish in middle school -- and after school programs such as robotics, art club, tutoring, basketball, cheerleading, and choir.

Technology plays an important part in their education. My students are lucky to have individual Chromebooks in the classroom. Headphones, however, have been a challenge. There are over 60 students using the room throughout the day, sharing headphones that are already 5 years old. Our current headphones are slowly breaking.

I would like to have new headphones so my students can celebrate the lunar New Year with an online math project and hear their online lessons during our Math Lab portion of the day. My students work on programs such as iREADY, Zearn and Khan Academy, which are proven to help increase test scores. Some students, however, have to go without headphones, which means they are not listening to their video lessons and are missing key information.

Please help provide new headphones for each student and storage to help protect those new headphones so that my students have what they need to be successful.

Mrs. Spicher Horizon Science Academy - Youngstwn Grades 6-8

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Youngstown, OH View local requests

Nearly all 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

75 students impacted 1donor

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Konohan 32 Pack Headphones Bulk Classroom Headphones Student Headphones Class Set Headphones for Kids Wire Headphones Adjustable with 3.5 mm Jack for Children Adult(Light Blue, Orange, Blue, Black) • Amazon Business $39.79 1 $39.79
Large Hook Hanging Storage Bags 16 x 13-inch, Headphone Storage Classroom - Reusable, Waterproof & Dustproof - Ideal for Classroom, Library, and Pharmacy Use • Amazon Business $18.99 2 $37.98
Brother - P-touch PT-M95 Handy Label Maker 9 Type Styles 8 Deco Mode Patterns - Blue Gray and Navy • Best Buy Education $25.90 1 $25.90
Brother(R) M-231 Black-On-White Tape, 0.5in. x 26.2ft., BRTM231 • Amazon Business $7.35 2 $14.70

Materials cost

$118.37

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$150.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.50

Total project goal

$176.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $176.65

1 Donor

-$176.65

Donations toward project cost

-$150.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.50

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 $0.00

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