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Ms. Perez from New York, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Tools to Promote Independence and Confidentiality

Help me give my students felt tip pens and highlighters, as well as a shredder for me to help keep their information confidential.

  • $179 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 New York metropolitan area with families from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. They attend a school where the majority of the students receive free or reduced-price lunch.

My students are dedicated and hard-working.

They come to school ready to tackle new challenges. Many of my students require extra support accessing the curriculum due to challenges with reading and writing. Despite requiring additional support in the classroom, my students are incredibly motivated to meet their goals.

My Project

My students often use reading passages to target their reading comprehension and writing goals. They utilize pencils (provided by their teachers) to annotate the material. Having highlighters and colored pens would allow the students to color code their annotations (i.e., main idea = red, supporting details = yellow).

The new writing tools will allow my students to independently complete tasks and answer written response questions since their materials will be organized and easy to understand.

The shredder would allow me to keep my students' data confidential. As a related service provider, I collect plenty of data that contains identifying information (i.e., first and last name), which allows me to see how my students have progressed each quarter. I keep the data locked in a filing cabinet because I don't have a way to dispose of their files. The shredder would allow me to shred files and documents that are no longer necessary all while protecting my students' confidentiality.

Ms. Perez Hamilton Grange Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

More about Ms. Perez

New York, NY View local requests

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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bonsaii 10-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder, Credit Card Shredders for Home Office Use, 5.5 Gallons Large Wastebasket with Transparent Window, Black (C209-D) • Amazon Business $73.99 1 $73.99
Paper Mate Flair Felt Tip Pens, Medium Point (0.7mm) 20 Pens Plus Bonus Coloring Book • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
Sharpie 25145 Tank Highlighters, Chisel Tip, Assorted Fluorescent, 12-Count • Amazon Business $7.97 2 $15.94

Materials cost

$119.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$151.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.77

Total project goal

$178.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $178.48

2 Donors

-$154.95

Donations toward project cost

-$134.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.24

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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 $0.00

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