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Ms. Spillane from Staten Island, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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To Have and to Hold: Books for Our Remote Students

Help me give my students the experience of reading and marking up an actual book, rather than reading and annotating an e-book while we are learning remotely.

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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

Students who attend our school are a mixture of different economic and cultural backgrounds. We are a Title I school with over 75% qualifying for free lunch. We have an Honors Program which is designed to challenge our students to achieve beyond the expectations of their socio-economic backgrounds, of which I taught four classes (three 9th grade Honors and one 12th grade AP Literature) last year and currently teach 11th and 9th graders this year. Our school also has a large population of students whose families are either undocumented or are new to this country through the Lottery Visa program.

As I believe that my students should not be defined by their scores, backgrounds, or finances, please know that these students are eager to learn and are living proof the American Dream is alive and well.

These students work hard and have proven to take pride in ownership of their work.

My Project

During this time of remote learning, our students have mostly adapted to reading and annotating digital texts. For our next unit, we will be reading "The House on Mango Street" (forgive the punctuation, there is no underline or italicized option) and it would be beneficial for our students to be able to hold their books as they are reading it throughout the unit.

It is my dream to give students the chance to own their books, read it without an electronic glow, and use their own pen and pencils to mark it up as they come across meaningful passages written by Sandra Cisneros.

Ms. Spillane Port Richmond 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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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The House on Mango Street • Amazon Business $7.29 50 $364.50

Materials cost

$364.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$399.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.58

Total project goal

$470.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $470.55

9 Donors

-$470.55

Donations toward project cost

-$399.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.58

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