Fremont Teachers Seek Donations For Their Classrooms

FREMONT, CA — Whether it’s for flexible classroom seating, tech upgrades, classroom books or basic supplies — teachers are connecting this school year with those who are willing to help enrich the lives of students in Fremont.

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 Fremont, teachers at Irvington, Kennedy, and Mission San Jose high schools; Centerville, Thornton and William Hopkins junior high schools; John M. Horner and Walters middle schools; Blacow, Brookvale, Cabrillo, Forest Park, Harvey Green, James Leitch, John M. Gomes, Lila Bringhurst, Mission San Jose, Niles, Oliveira, Parkmont, Patterson, Steven Millard, Vallejo Mill, and Warm Springs elementary schools; Fremont Adult and Continuing Education; and Glankler Early Learning Center have listed 59 projects on Donors Choose.

See all 59 projects seeking donations.

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.

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