Books for Backpacks

Name: 
Josh Stock and Jenica Stock
Title: 
6th grade teacher and 5th grade teacher
School: 
Washington Elementary
Amount Requested: 
$1 745.00
Deadline: 
04/15/2017
My Students: 
My students LOVE to read anything they can get their hands on and to explore and learn about new things, however, many students come from households that cannot afford to purchase books of their own. Many of these students attend Title I schools and live in high poverty areas. Studies show that children who own books have a greater chance of furthering their education after high school, improving their vocabulary, and score better on standardized assessments.
My Project: 
This program is an expansion of a Books for Backpacks program that reached middle school students. With this Fund-a-Need, we hope to expand the program to reach 750 students across 16 elementary schools. Students are selected for the program based on their participation in their school’s bag snack program. An assortment of books is delivered to each school in May and eligible students pick a book to take home.
My Students Need: 
We need 750 brand new children’s books.
Discipline Area(s): 
Gifted
Library/Media
Literature/Writing/Speaking
Special Needs
Grade Level(s): 
K-5
Budget Info: 
Materials/Items: 
Books
Cost: 
$1 500.00
Fully Funded Date: 
03/22/2017
$1745.00
$0.00 still needed
11 donors