Alameda Teachers Seek Donations For Their Classrooms

ALAMEDA, CA — Whether it’s for a classroom in need of art supplies, a library that needs more comfortable seating or funding for new science kits — teachers are connecting this school year with those who are willing to help enrich the lives of students in Alameda.

DonorsChoose offers a space for teachers to share project requests to improve the quality of education for their students across California and the nation.

Here in Alameda, teachers at Encinal High School & Junior Jets; Alameda High School; Amelia Earhart, Love, Maya Lin, and Otis elementary schools; and NEA Community Learning Center have listed 12 projects on Donors Choose.

The education crowdfunding nonprofit allows people everywhere to search for and donate to classroom projects that will help students gain access to quality supplies, opportunities and resources.

Teachers in America spend an average of $700 of their own money to provide their students with pencils, paper, books, art supplies and technology, according to DonorsChoose.

On average, public school teachers in California make a base salary of $61,595 per year, according to data from Salary.com.

Nearly 100,000 teachers are currently seeking donors across the nation.

The nonprofit vets every teacher request and only sends supplies, not cash, to classrooms. Donations to teachers are tax deductible and guaranteed to be spent as the donor describes, according to the platform.

Ms. Moore at Maya Lin needs new books for the art room; Mrs. Inc at Love Elementary and Ms. Brown at Otis Elementary need flexible seating in their classrooms; Ms. Ackerberg at Alameda High School needs a sewing machine for her classroom; and Mr. Fobian at Encinal needs Educational Kits & Games. See all 12 projects seeking donations.

DonorsChoose was started by Charles Best in 2000, a history teacher at a Bronx public high school.