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Mrs. Dowda from Houston, TX is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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You Can Travel Anywhere (with a Book)!

Help me give my students cozy places to curl up with a good book.

  • $691 goal

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My Project

I am a first year librarian in a Title I school that is a Fine Arts Magnet school. I was hired to fill a long-empty position. My school has not had a librarian in over 10 years. The books were outdated, and the environment was cold and empty. The district used ESSER funds to purchase new books, which just arrived, and my students are excited to have new, relevant books to read.

Now my students need rugs, cushions, and soft chairs to curl up and enjoy the new books.

The only furniture in the library is hard chairs and tables. Providing students with soft, flexible seating, where they can spread out, will help them better engage in reading for enjoyment. It is important that students do non-academic reading, and read what they are interested in. Reading is reading, and any reading will improve their academic skills. My goal is to provide students with books they will "get lost" in, and places where they can do so comfortably.

Mrs. Dowda Burrus Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

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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Houston, TX 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

250 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Big Joe Classic Beanbag Chair, Sapphire • Amazon Business $34.00 4 $136.00
Children's Factory Pillow Set, 12 Inches, Primary Color, Set of 6 • School Specialty $115.46 1 $115.46
Flagship Carpets Forest Floor Stow-N-Go Carpet Rounds, 16 Inches, Set of 12 • School Specialty $112.46 1 $112.46
Sawysine 12 Pieces Floor Cushions Classroom Flexible Round Square Floor Seating Cushions with Handles for Kids in Home School Classroom Kindergarten Daycare Nursery (Classic Color, Round), (KF0526) • Amazon Business $99.99 1 $99.99
Flagship Carpets Sharp Reading, 3 x 5 Feet • School Specialty $56.96 1 $56.96

Materials cost

$520.87

Vendor shipping charges

 $28.49

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$587.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.62

Total project goal

$690.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $690.79

5 Donors

-$659.91

Donations toward project cost

-$561.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$98.24

match offer

-$30.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$25.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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 $0.00

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