You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Rodriguez from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Rodriguez is requesting

Trailblazers That Look Like Me!

Help me give my students books about remarkable men and women of color who helped to shape our world.

  • $297 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Ms. Rodriguez for her next project!

Help Ms. Rodriguez

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Ms. Rodriguez for her next project!

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

I teach in the heart of the Bronx. While our school is a Title I school and many of my students are labeled as English language learners and children with special needs, they are much more.

My third graders are creative, funny, eager to learn, bright, and resilient.

My Project

Trailblazers go places. Trailblazers explore uncharted areas. They do things first.

Trailblazers are bold, brave, and persistent.

The trailblazers in these books are people of color. All of them have pursued their passion, overcome obstacles, fought prejudice, and changed the world.

As trailblazers, the men and women of color in these picture book biographies faced unique obstacles. They pursued their passions despite racism, prejudice, poverty, and injustice. Many were born disadvantaged, lacked opportunity, or had limited access to educational opportunities. Yet, they excelled.

These books will shine a light on scientists, writers, poets, athletes, pilots, activists, dancers, musicians, inventors, astronauts and more. Help me add these titles to our classroom library for my third grade readers to enjoy.

Ms. Rodriguez PS 214 Lorraine Hansberry Academy Grades 3-5

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 Ms. Rodriguez

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

30 students impacted 3donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Rodriguez is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee • Amazon Business $17.35 1 $17.35
Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer • Amazon Business $16.93 1 $16.93
Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues • Amazon Business $16.78 1 $16.78
Galápagos Girl / Galapagueña (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $16.77 1 $16.77
Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
If Dominican Were a Color • Amazon Business $16.14 1 $16.14
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
She Persisted: Claudette Colvin • Amazon Business $5.96 1 $5.96

Materials cost

$218.44

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$251.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.42

Total project goal

$296.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $296.14

2 Donors

-$283.64

Donations toward project cost

-$241.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.54

match offer

-$12.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$10.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Rodriguez and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NY","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/trailblazers-that-look-like-me/5635002/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":30,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Rodriguez","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"604490193","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Bronx","teachersOnPage":[2407222],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":5635002,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"2407222":{"owner":"Ms. Rodriguez","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[5635002],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2407222_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1456070125392","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20433761,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":2407222,"schoolCounty":"Bronx","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NY","name":"New York"}}