DonorsChoose Funding Fever Sweeps
Bridgeport Public Schools
After just one month Bridgeport Public Schools have received a total of 37 fully funded proposals from DonorChoose.org, amounting in $11,452 in funding.
Teachers are finding this website to be an effective avenue for receiving the materials needed to Expect Great Things in the classroom. “DonorsChoose is an incredible opportunity for us to not only get what we could only wish for, but to also witness first-hand the generosity of strangers,” said Beardsley School teacher Dawn Shirizzo. “The website was self-explanatory and really did make my students' dreams come true!” McKinley School teacher Theresa Welch agrees. “I found that using DonorsChoose has been a great way to get funding for projects for my classroom. The website and program do take a while to get comfortable working with, but it is well worth the time invested," she said.
Teachers such as Central High School’s John Nilan have already experienced positive results from the funding. DonorsChoose recently funded his proposal for laptops for his Advanced Placement computer science students. “I think the DonorsChoose program is a great way for classroom teachers to get extra materials that will help make us more effective in the classroom,” he said. “I have already seen the difference the laptop I acquired has made in the programming skills of one of my students, who did not have a computer at home. Thanks to the DonorsChoose program, I feel confident that this student will be prepared for the Advanced Placement Test in Computer Science, which he will take in May.”
As of October 5th, the following teacher proposals have been fully funded:
Kathleen Bain
High Horizons
Proposal: Nutty for Nutmegs
Funding: $148
Jessica Bango
McKinley School
Proposal: Over The Chair Buddy Sack
Funding: $118
Emeka Charles
Bassick High School
Proposal: Dictionaries are Essential to a French Classroom
Funding: $193
Michele Coppotelli
Beardsley School
Proposal: "Memoirs of A Kindergarten Ocean Explorer"
Funding: $462
Catherine Cowper
Park City Academy
Proposal: What's New In Science?
Funding: $185
Margaret DiMasi
Skane Center
Proposal: see it!...touch it... understand it...a classroom library
Funding: $887
Jess Gregory
Central High School
Proposal: Sources & Resources: Throw the book at 'em!
Funding: $128
Kathryn Harding
Bryant School
Proposal: Jumping for Joy, and Reading Too
Funding: $152
Anne Heath
Read School
Proposal: Divide and Conquer
Funding: $450
Kelsey Hubbard
Barnum School
Proposal 1: Miss, Do We Have Homework Tonight?
Funding: $180
Proposal 2: I need to go to Staples Again?
Funding: $234
Proposal 3: "Look, Look Miss! I'm working hard!"
Funding: $291
Wendy Johnson
Wilbur Cross School
Proposal 1: A Bookcase, A Real Bookcase
Funding: $219
Proposal 2: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Touch the Ground
Funding: $231
Ellen Majewski
Webster School
Proposal: ¡Mi maestro no sabe español!
Funding: $416
Danielle Marconi
Blackham School
Proposal: Bent into Shape
Funding: $467
Claire Mastromonaco
Bryant School
Proposal: Video Storytelling
Funding: $242
Therese McDonald
Hall School
Proposal: Hall School Young Author Notebooks
Funding: $585
Denise McGhee-Maxwell
Webster School
Proposal: “Freedom Writers”
Funding: $157
Raeann McLaren
Hallen School
Proposal: Children Read Around the World
Funding: $156
Deborah McNeill
Central High School
Proposal: CHS Fabric Store
Funding: $680
Jack Nilan
Central High School
Proposal: Laptops for AP Computer Science Students
Funding: $726
Seth Saavedra
Cesar A. Batalla School
Proposal 1: Melanin Sun: Historical Fiction At Its Finest
Funding: $464
Proposal 2: Bennie Barracuda's Book Bonanza
Funding: $472
Dawn Schirizzo
Beardsley School
Proposal: A Little Chicken Soup Never Hurt Anybody
Funding: $329
Jennifer Schnitzer
Blackham School
Proposal: Learning Math Through Poetry
Funding: $140
Nancy Sherback
Black Rock School
Proposal: Ready, Set, Read!
Funding: $484
Tara Smiley
Black Rock School
Proposal: 'Time!' for All Star Team 106!
Funding: $108
Nicole Smith
Dunbar School
Proposal: Tell All About It?
Funding: $189
Kelly Valeri
Maplewood Annex
Proposal: It's All In The Game
Funding: $276
Theresa Welch
McKinley School
Proposal: Weekly Reader
Funding: $186
Victoria White
Waltersville School
Proposal: Reading On The Go!
Funding: $167
This is only the beginning of Bridgeport’s success with DonorsChoose. For more information about DonorsChoose and to join in the funding frenzy, please visit www.DonorsChoose.org.
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