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Mrs. Figueroa from Bronx, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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To Read or Not to Read

Help me give my students diverse experiences during remote learning through books and online experiences.

  • $632 goal

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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 Students

My students are from the inner city and our school is like a second home for them. For many, school is a safe haven from the issues they encounter at home or in their neighborhoods.

Unfortunately, this also means that sometimes they do not receive the same resources as students who are in other school communities.

My school is very enthusiastic about providing a safe, loving community to students in order to foster a positive place for learning to happen.

My Project

While students are learning in this new time, there can be some downtime during blending and remote learning, as teachers and schools navigate the new normal. This has lent itself to bringing different experiences to students.

The books will allow students to read outside of the prescribed curriculum about current events and characters that offer representation of the student population.

Students will be able to read the books while teachers are working online or when they are done with their remote work. Since the beginning, all of our classes have been virtual to offset the number of students and teachers who have chosen to work remotely. The laptop stand and desk will help for those working in class when the strain of sitting at the computer all day may be too much.

The TPT gift card will help with blended learning as worksheets have become obsolete and the need for digital activities is greater.

Mrs. Figueroa Mott Hall V 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.

More about Mrs. Figueroa

Bronx, NY 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

100 students impacted 26donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 3 $300.00
A Promised Land • MahoganyBooks $45.00 1 $45.00
Mind Reader Folding Lap Desk Portable Laptop - Black • Best Buy Education $19.28 1 $19.28
Clap When You Land • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Bunheads • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood • MahoganyBooks $15.30 1 $15.30
Tallulah the Tooth Fairy CEO • MahoganyBooks $15.30 1 $15.30
Something to Say • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Mind Reader Adjustable Laptop Stand, 360 Rotating - Black • Best Buy Education $14.46 1 $14.46
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America (PB) • MahoganyBooks $9.89 1 $9.89
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
Good Kind of Trouble, A • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$499.27

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$536.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.72

Total project goal

$631.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $631.48

22 Donors

-$622.66

Donations toward project cost

-$536.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$85.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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