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Ms. Susannah from New York, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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So Light 'Em Up Up Up

Help me give my students iPad charging stations in their classrooms for their AAC devices.

  • $871 goal

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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

Our students are a diverse group of boys and girls with amazing personalities that blow us away every day. Our students live in the heart of a bustling urban center. They are primarily African-American and Latino. We are a special needs public school. We have students from all over our city who attend some of our special programs.

All of my students have special needs, many are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Multiple Disabilities.

Their communication skills range from non-verbal to just needing a few pragmatic tweaks. They are learning to communicate in their own ways as they learn not only life skills but academics as well. Some of our student also have feeding needs.

My Project

Many of our student use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices to communicate with the world. Many of our students use high tech AAC with an AAC app. They use many different apps, but one thing most of them have in common is that the apps are downloaded onto iPads. These iPads are only used as their communication device.

Our tech team gives the students their AAC devices and charges, however, the chargers stay home, leaving us with no way to charge them in school.

There are times that the students devices use up their charge during the day and we need to recharge them. If one goes out in a classroom, often a teacher uses their own charger. There are times were multiple iPads lose their charge at the same time. That is when it becomes a struggle to balance all of them. Some classrooms have up to 6 AAC devices being used by students.

I want to provide each classroom in our school with a charging station for all of the devices. This way multiple devices can be charged at once. This prevents teachers from having to decide whose device should take priority, being able to charge them long enough, struggling to find a charger, and/or causing wear and tear on their own chargers.

Ms. Susannah PS 138M 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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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
Hercules Tuff Charging Station for Multiple Devices, with 6 USB Fast Ports, Compatible with Cell Phones, Smart Phones, Tablets, and Other Electronics, White • Amazon Business $34.99 20 $699.80

Materials cost

$699.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$740.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$130.64

Total project goal

$870.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $870.94

6 Donors

-$834.05

Donations toward project cost

-$740.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$93.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$36.89

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 $0.00

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