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Mrs. Espinoza from Long Beach, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Progress Over Perfection

Help me give my students prizes and incentives- including pens and personalized water-bottles- for their achievements and perseverance.

  • $669 goal

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Help Mrs. Espinoza

Mrs. Espinoza has another project! Donate to Shoot For Your Goals to help her classroom.

$290 - complete this project and be a hero

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 Project

This school year, I’ve had the opportunity to work with math interventions in a supporting role rather than as a traditional classroom teacher. Thanks to this opportunity, I have been able to create deeper and more meaningful connections with my students and am more aware of what their specific needs and abilities are.

My students are amazing, resilient students but are struggling with self-confidence.

This year I have embedded social emotional learning and character building into my classroom activities more than before. I am trying to debunk the notion that they have to be perfect and that perfection is the ultimate goal. One way I do this is by acknowledging all progress that they make, no matter how small.

In spite of the year “gap” in their learning due to the pandemic, my students have risen to the challenge and expectations of coming back to in-person instruction. Together, we work on goal setting and make individualized plans to ensure the goals are met. The items on my list are to reward my students, not for being perfect 4.0 students, but for their progress and perseverance. Some of the items are for them to have straight from the package as they arrive (gift cards, pens, clipboards…), while the vinyl will be used to personalize other items, such as the water bottles, prior to handing them out.

Mrs. Espinoza David Starr Jordan High School Grades 9-12

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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Long Beach, CA View local requests

More than half 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amazon.com $25 Gift Card in a Black and Silver Mini Envelope - Pack of 5 • Amazon Business $125.00 3 $375.00
CSBD 20oz Sports Water Bottles, 10 Pack, Reusable No BPA Plastic, Pull Top Leakproof Drink Spout, Blank DIY Customization (Frost Bottle - Black Lid) • Amazon Business $25.95 1 $25.95
Slim Plastic Nursing RN Style Coaches Clipboard with Open Foldable Storage, Classroom Teacher College Size (9.5" x 13.5") (3-Pack (Assorted)) • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
HTVRONT HTV Vinyl Rolls Blue Heat Transfer Vinyl - 12" x 20ft Blue HTV Vinyl for Shirts, Iron on Vinyl for All Cutter Machine - Easy to Cut & Weed for Heat Vinyl Design (Royal Blue) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
HTVRONT Black Heat Transfer Vinyl Rolls - 12" x 20ft Black Iron on Vinyl for Shirts, Black Iron on for All Cutter Machine - Easy to Cut & Weed for Craft Heat Vinyl Design • Amazon Business $16.14 1 $16.14
Heat Transfer Vinyl White HTV Rolls - 12" x 20ft White Iron on Vinyl for All Cutter Machine, White HTV Vinyl for Shirts - Easy to Cut & Weed for Heat Vinyl Design • Amazon Business $16.14 1 $16.14
Paper Mate Flair Felt Tip Pens | Medium Point 0.7 Millimeter Marker Pens | School Supplies for Teachers & Students | Assorted Fashion Colors, 12 Count • Amazon Business $11.94 1 $11.94
Roll of Oracal 651 Matte White Vinyl for Craft Cutters and Vinyl Sign Cutters (12" x 15') • Amazon Business $10.50 1 $10.50
24 Fineliner Color Pens Set, Taotree Fine Line Colored Sketch Writing Drawing Pens for Journal Planner Note Taking and Coloring Book, Porous Fine Point Pens Markers, Art Crafts Scrapbooks Supplies Kit • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Matte Black Permanent Vinyl - 12"x11FT Black Adhesive Vinyl Roll for Cricut, Silhouette and Other Cutters, Permanent Outdoor Vinyl for Decor Sticker, Car Decal, Scrapbooking, Signs, Waterproof • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Paper Mate 1945925 InkJoy 300RT Retractable Ballpoint Pens, Medium Point • Amazon Business $3.86 1 $3.86

Materials cost

$517.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.04

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$568.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.29

Total project goal

$668.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $668.58

1 Donor

-$334.29

Donations toward project cost

-$284.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.14

match offer

-$334.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$284.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.14

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