- Classroom: 8
- No. Students: 20
- Grade(s): 4th Grade
- Subject(s): All
- Greatest funding need: Helping underprivileged students bridge the achievement gap
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I teach in an extremely rural school. When I look out my window I see trees, we never hear cars drive by and students don’t cut class because there isn’t any where to go. Students look forward to coming to school because they are fed, nurtured and given the opportunity to achieve and succeed. Many students live with out luxuries most of us take for granite...such as; running water, flushing toilet and lights that come on with the flip of a switch. In these hard economic times parents have a had time providing, so as their teacher I do all I can. Which in most cases means I purchase all their school supplies, special prizes for their accomplishments, art supplies and learning materials. As a staff we have been working hard on bring up our low test scores. I like to reward students for their academic accomplishments and I am always adding to tools to my curriculum in order to improve their understanding. How do I do this? I use my own money. Most recently my class raise money to purchase some Kindles for the classroom. I personally purchased 2 and I haven't even bought one for myself yet! I hope to get a class set, and would love a donation to do so. Art supplies are also in high demand.
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- Classroom: room 7
- No. Students: 20
- Grade(s): Kindergarten
- Subject(s): All
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Imagine no indoor plumbing, an outhouse, a wood burning stove, no electricity....snow in the winter, hot in the summer. This is how many of my students live in rural northern California. Many of the precious families with children in my kindergarten and first grade class are hardworking and dirt poor! Our small rural community is close knit and supportive, but lack the resources to provide much in the way of resources for their children. The nearest town with school supplies is thirty-five minutes away...a long and expensive drive for many of our families. It is rewarding to teach at a school where the children appreciate the smallest things, because they have so little themselves. Each year, I purchase back-packs, crayons, pencils, erasers, glue sticks, scissors, paper, not to mention little incentives to give to my students so they will be prepared for school. I provide a small snack for my kiddos each day. Many of them are hungry! They are excited to get their new supplies! I a
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Willow DeFranco
4th Grade
Grizzly Hill
I teach in an extremely rural school. When I look out my window I see trees, we never hear cars drive by and students don’t cut class because there isn’t any where to go. Students look forward to coming to school because they are fed, nurtured and given the opportunity to achieve and succeed. Many students live with out luxuries most of us take for granite...such as; running water, flushing toilet and lights that come on with the flip of a switch. In these hard economic times parents have a had time providing, so as their teacher I do all I can. Which in most cases means I purchase all their school supplies, special prizes for their accomplishments, art supplies and learning materials. As a staff we have been working hard on bring up our low test scores. I like to reward students for their academic accomplishments and I am always adding to tools to my curriculum in order to improve their understanding. How do I do this? I use my own money. Most recently my class raise money to purchase some Kindles for the classroom. I personally purchased 2 and I haven't even bought one for myself yet! I hope to get a class set, and would love a donation to do so. Art supplies are also in high demand.