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Ms. Buttacavoli from Staten Island, NY is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Safe Spaces Create Successful Students!

Help me give my students access to clean water and a clean space in order to help them calm down, reset, and get back to class so that they can focus on their academics and be successful.

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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

Like most middle school students, the students at William A. Morris I.S. 61 are primarily 11, 12 and 13 year olds who are going through major changes socially, emotionally, and physically. However, when you walk through the doors of William A. Morris, you can see right away that we are not like every other middle school. Our students here at I.S. 61 are unique and special in that we are a diverse community of students coming from different cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds. Within our school, you can be introduced to a little part of every corner of the world. The diversity in our walls gives us, as educators, a crucial opportunity to teach our students about tolerance and acceptance.

Not only is our student body diverse, they are also talented!

William A. Morris is a school of the arts. Many of our students come to us from disadvantaged backgrounds, being given the opportunity to cultivate whatever innate talent they may possess be it singing, dancing, theater, band, or the visual arts. Every year, our school puts on multiple performances that leave lasting impressions on the community. Many of our students go on to become professionals in the arts.

My Project

I am 1 of 4 school counselors in our school, where many of our students are dealing with various crises in their home lives. My office, and the office of my fellow school counselors, is a safe space for students to come and gain support for dealing with these daily challenges. Without this additional support from myself, my fellow school counselors and the teachers, many of our students would not make it successfully throughout the school day. For example, there are many points when students are sent to me in such an upset state, that it is not only a distraction for THEM, but it causes conflicts between them, their peers, and/or their teachers. Many times, our students' emotions are so escalated that it can put them in a full-blown panic.

It is a well-known fact amongst mental health professionals that one way to ease a panic attack, is to have a drink of water.

Yet, many of the drinking fountains in our school have been turned off due to lead contamination. Having access to bottled water in each counselor's office would yield an opportunity for us to ease our students back into a calm mental and emotional state, thus allowing them to be more successful throughout the school day.

I know this may seem like a simple thing to most, but for our students, it is not. Many of our students come from low socio-economic homes and they do not come to school prepared with food & drink. Instead, they depend on the school to provide it for them. When I, as a counselor, greet an student in an escalated emotional state, and I cannot even offer them so much as a small drink of water to help them calm down, it leaves us both at a disadvantage.

Ms. Buttacavoli Intermediate School 61 William A Morris Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nestle Pure Life Purified Bottled Water, 16.9 Fl. oz., 78 Cases/Pallet • Staples Advantage $730.92 1 $730.92
Kleenex Boutique Face Tissue, 2-Ply, 95 Sheets/Box, 6 Boxes/Pack (21271) • Staples Advantage $12.79 4 $51.16
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, Value Pack, Crisp Lemon and Fresh Scent, 3 Pack, 35 Wipes Each (30112) • Staples Advantage $9.29 4 $37.16

Materials cost

$819.24

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$861.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$152.03

Total project goal

$1,013.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,013.56

1 Donor

-$1,013.56

Donations toward project cost

-$861.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$152.03

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