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Ms. Trayers from Houston, TX is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Power of a Positive Team

I need 15 copies of Jon Gordon's book: The Power of a Positive Team to use in a professional development book club at our school.

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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

Our school is located in an area of poverty. Many of our students come from homes where English is their second language, and almost all of our students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. We are a magnet school that specializes in Environmental Science.

Our students make us smile every day!

They love school and I think I learn from them more than they learn from me. My passion is learning new ways to challenge them, to teach them creativity and to use technology resources to achieve those goals.

My Project

There have been so many sudden changes in education this year. We switched to remote learning overnight and it has caused a lot of stress for teachers and students. Morale in our school is going to be something we will have to focus on more as we return in the fall.

Teaching is a challenging job.

Teachers have to balance the requirements of their students, parents, administration and their colleagues. The focus on building positive teams and a positive culture is really going to help make the job easier.

My plan is to lead a book club with teachers, paraprofessionals and administrators where we can discuss how to implement the ideas in this book. It talks about ways that sports teams and corporations maintain a culture where everyone is comfortable contributing and give people a voice in developing a campus culture. There are specific activities like One Word Resolutions that we do as a campus to keep things positive.

Ms. Trayers Berry Elementary School 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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Houston, TX 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Power of a Positive Team: Proven Principles and Practices that Make Great Teams Great • Amazon Business $11.29 15 $169.35

Materials cost

$169.35

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$201.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.63

Total project goal

$237.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $237.52

3 Donors

-$174.34

Donations toward project cost

-$155.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.65

match offer

-$54.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$46.20

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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