{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School","outOfStateSupporters":37.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1714390,"projectId":9856069,"letterContent":"Dance Dance Revolution has 'revolutionized' our music classroom! DDR has reinforced musical skills and concepts, such as steady beat, tempo and notation-tracking, in a fun and hands-on way. We are a technology focused magnet cluster school. These dance pads and software have brought our school's mission to life. In the week leading up to winter break, our students were hyper. This game was a perfect way to expel some of their energy in a healthy, musical, and safely competitive way. They loved working together to learn to play. Thanks again for funding this project, which has brought active musical fun into our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1762108831712,"projectUrl":"project/dancing-away-with-plug-and-play/9856069/","projectTitle":"Dancing Away With Plug and Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Patton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-cale"},{"teacherId":1714390,"projectId":9756402,"letterContent":"Dance Dance Revolution has 'revolutionized' our music classroom! DDR has reinforced musical skills and concepts, such as steady beat, tempo and notation-tracking, in a fun and hands-on way. We are a technology focused magnet cluster school. These dance pads and software have brought our school's mission to life. In the week leading up to winter break, our students were hyper. This game was a perfect way to expel some of their energy in a healthy, musical, and safely competitive way. They loved working together to learn to play. Thanks again for funding this project, which has brought active musical fun into our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1760693516657,"projectUrl":"project/dance-dance-revolution/9756402/","projectTitle":"Dance Dance Revolution","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Patton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-cale"},{"teacherId":1714390,"projectId":9856247,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support. These snacks were greatly appreciated by our after school music club. The club has been rehearsing twice a week to put on a fantastic production of a Disney musical. The snacks have been a huge motivator to increase attendance and participation during the club. Having a snack to offer has been a great incentive, and has solidified the music room as a place for fun, creativity and delight. Thanks for providing these snacks, which have motivated our students more than you will ever know.","fullyFundedDate":1762874901178,"projectUrl":"project/munchies-for-musicians/9856247/","projectTitle":"Munchies for Musicians","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Patton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-cale"},{"teacherId":1714390,"projectId":9639198,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of four ukuleles to our music students. Thanks to you, more students are getting the chance to play the ukulele. We have been breaking the class into groups for more individualized instruction, and also due to not having enough instruments for the entire class. Adding four more instruments has helped immensely, allowing each child in the group to have an instrument in their hands. This eliminates the need for sharing instruments, and helps the students stay on task and make musical achievement. Thanks again for your help!","fullyFundedDate":1760693604816,"projectUrl":"project/four-ukuleles-for-success/9639198/","projectTitle":"Four Ukuleles for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Patton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-cale"},{"teacherId":1714390,"projectId":9675188,"letterContent":"I can't thank you enough for your generous support of band students. These clarinet reeds have made a world of difference, and kept our clarinet beginners well equipped to take on the task of learning to play. Six of our band students even attended a 3-day weekend band bootcamp this fall. This camp ignited their passion, and gave them a chance to see students and musicians with a passion for music from all walks of life. The clarinet reeds have made their continuous learning possible. We are looking forward to our holiday band concert, which has been made possible thanks to you. Thanks again.","fullyFundedDate":1758222327972,"projectUrl":"project/clarinet-reeds-to-the-rescue/9675188/","projectTitle":"Clarinet Reeds to the Rescue","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Patton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-cale"},{"teacherId":1895994,"projectId":9609696,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and for thinking of my students! These headphones will help so much with our daily learning and allow each one of my students to focus on their learning while on our computers without being distracted by others. This project will also allow for more learning time too! \r\n\r\nI can not wait to pass our headphones out and see all of their faces when they know they have their very own pair!! They will be so excited and will love picking out their very own colors to keep at their seat. \r\n\r\nThanks again!","fullyFundedDate":1760731605471,"projectUrl":"project/can-you-hear-me-know/9609696/","projectTitle":"Can You Hear Me Know?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LoConte","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1895994_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1487887598444","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1895994"},{"teacherId":1895994,"projectId":9609482,"letterContent":"I can't even begin to explain how your generosity impacted my classroom. Your thoughtful gift is helping each one of my students focus each day on learning. This allows each student to enter my classroom each morning and not worry about if they have his or her supplies each day. This gift has made a huge difference in our room and has allowed for more timed devoted to learning.\r\n\r\nMy students were so excited to have their very own supplies! They were thrilled to be able to keep these in their desks! \r\n\r\nWe can not thank you enough!","fullyFundedDate":1755873851184,"projectUrl":"project/second-grade-success/9609482/","projectTitle":"Second Grade Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LoConte","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1895994_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1487887598444","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1895994"},{"teacherId":4214600,"projectId":9573140,"letterContent":"Your generous donations have been such a big help for our classroom. Students are enjoying using the pencils to engage in drawing and writing activities during self-selected center times as well as during teacher led activities. They are exploring writing letters, numbers, and their names. \r\n\r\nIn addition to the pencils that were received, our class also received a generous donation of snacks and treats. These snacks and treats have been used to reward students for their hard work and effort. They have also helped us to fight against hunger that some of our students have experienced from not having breakfast in the morning. My students look forward to picking from the treat box and are still amazed at the variety of snacks they have to choose from. \r\n\r\nWe truly appreciate your generosity and support!","fullyFundedDate":1755050191193,"projectUrl":"project/getting-ready-for-pre-k/9573140/","projectTitle":"Getting Ready for Pre-K","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Harper","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4214600_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1609719096609","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4214600"},{"teacherId":1714390,"projectId":9787549,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of headphones to our music program. Thanks to your generous donations, our students will now be able to hear and focus on their digital music assignments. The middle school students have been creating their own soundscapes and beats using the Digital Audio Interface software 'Soundtrap.' This powerful software has allowed them to create unique music that expresses themselves. We needed headphones badly for this activity, and most of the students do not have their own. Thank you for providing our students with headphones they need to create and complete their own musical compositions.","fullyFundedDate":1760693523060,"projectUrl":"project/digital-audio-workstations/9787549/","projectTitle":"Digital Audio Workstations","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Patton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-cale"},{"teacherId":1714390,"projectId":9790436,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our music students. These digital keyboards and batteries will power us through many engaging lessons. Our students love coming to music class. They are ready to learn. Now, thank to you, more of our students will have the opportunity to play. Having enough keyboards and batteries will make music class more hands-on. Kids learn better when they have an actual keyboard in front of them, rather than a photocopied image of a keyboard. Thank you for bringing more musical instruments to our deserving students.","fullyFundedDate":1760693519037,"projectUrl":"project/can-i-play-it/9790436/","projectTitle":"Can I Play It?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Patton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-cale"},{"teacherId":1714390,"projectId":9758287,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for adding our first two 'real' pieces of music for our fledgling beginning band! 'Conquest' has been a hit so far. The students appreciate and respect that the piece is a whole sheet of music, a huge step up from playing lines in the method book. The beginning band builder, combined with 'Conquest' by Brian Balmages, and our Essential Elements method books, have given us an entire years' worth of beginning band music. Thank you for supporting a new band program in a high-need urban environment. Our students have talent, but we lack resources to provide learning experiences like this. Thank you, MMOSS and others, for coming together to provide high-quality music education materials for our new band program.","fullyFundedDate":1758928303139,"projectUrl":"project/beginning-band-beyond-the-method-book/9758287/","projectTitle":"Beginning Band: Beyond the Method Book","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Patton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-cale"},{"teacherId":1714390,"projectId":9756580,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support. Our students loved the counting coin banks! We also were able to purchase a classpack of Jumbo crayons for our preschool students with your generous donation. The coin banks went home as rewards for excellent participation and behavior during the school day. I felt great about giving these banks as prizes, and the kids loved them! A coin counting bank to go home was so much more educational and meaningful as a prize than a piece of candy or a small token. Thanks for bringing these educational and motivational rewards to our students.","fullyFundedDate":1758836967232,"projectUrl":"project/counting-our-pennies/9756580/","projectTitle":"Counting Our Pennies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Patton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-cale"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_5576","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":339,"numTeachers":27,"percentFrplEligible":85,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":95,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":3,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"12.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":62.2,"schoolId":5576,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/chicago-public-school-district-299/gillespie-elementary-school/5576"}