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{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Focus Beyond Transition Services","outOfStateSupporters":31.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5083167,"projectId":10169938,"letterContent":"Thanks for your donation towards adapted equipment for students with physical needs that can be used in our home living lab. The more opportunities we can provide with advanced daily living and work skills the more opportunities our students will have when they leave our program. There is so much equipment and strategies to make jobs easier, but it is often expensive and not easily understandable, if you are not trained on it. By having the equipment at school, with a trained therapist and other staff who know how to use it, our students can explore different items and see what works for them.","fullyFundedDate":1775098816427,"projectUrl":"project/adaptations-in-home-living-lab-for-indep/10169938/","projectTitle":"Adaptations in Home Living Lab for Independence","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jennifer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5083167_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770650882695","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennifer-auger"},{"teacherId":5083167,"projectId":9266450,"letterContent":"Our students are continuing to practice established skills as well as use new skills to regulate themselves in the school building, community, and at home. The items provided through this project gave many options to explore and use when needed. \r\n\r\nBeing able to identify and use strategies when upset, tired, overjoyed, and many other emotions that may make it difficult to do what we are suppose to do at any given moment of the day. Having personal tools to choose from students be more independent and productive.","fullyFundedDate":1746449214579,"projectUrl":"project/learning-for-lifelong-success-self-regu/9266450/","projectTitle":"Learning for Lifelong Success: Self-Regulation!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jennifer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5083167_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770650882695","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennifer-auger"},{"teacherId":5083167,"projectId":10162299,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donations. The containers, cart, and shelving units are adding great functionality to our work skills class. The students were thrilled to put the cart togther and even more excited to push it through the halls. Other teachers were very jealous and wanting to \"steal\" it for their use!! It was quickly labeled indeed. \r\n\r\nOne particular student, who is often difficult to engage, became very upset when he had a hard time getting the wheel started. However, big win was noted, when we were able to work through it and then he showed off the cart with pride afterwards. It is so wonderful to be able to use these great materials to show off work skills.","fullyFundedDate":1773972464341,"projectUrl":"project/working-towards-lifelong-work-skills/10162299/","projectTitle":"Working Towards Lifelong Work Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jennifer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5083167_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770650882695","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennifer-auger"},{"teacherId":5083167,"projectId":10166750,"letterContent":"My students love to be actively engaged and enjoy being able to do tasks by themself. Often times, people forget or are scared, to let them try because of their disability and fear of being hurt. With these tools, such as a the rocker knife and electric scissors, they are able to participate in more tasks, including more tasks similiar to peers.\r\n\r\nWe are continuing to develop our work on exploration of a variety of adapted materials for advanced activities of daily living. With students being able to trial them at school and find out what works, a recommendation can then be given to family and county workers for purchase to home and community work.","fullyFundedDate":1774453099117,"projectUrl":"project/adaptation-in-the-kitchen-for-independen/10166750/","projectTitle":"Adaptation in the Kitchen for Independence","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jennifer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5083167_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770650882695","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennifer-auger"},{"teacherId":10433160,"projectId":10094506,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation! The supplies have arrived and are making a meaningful impact on our STEPS students as they prepare for the workforce.\r\n\r\nWe integrated the products into an interactive hygiene lesson that sparked important conversations about professional autonomy and self-advocacy. While 11th and 12th graders can be a tough crowd, they truly valued receiving travel-sized items for their backpacks. To reinforce these lessons, we've established \"Grab-and-Go\" stations at our community work sites. Rather than a simple handout, these stations function as professional tools, allowing students to independently identify and replenish what they need to feel confident and prepared.\r\n\r\nThank you for providing the resources our students need to show up as the capable, professional young adults they are. We truly appreciate your investment in their independence!","fullyFundedDate":1772551015192,"projectUrl":"project/work-ready-building-confidence-and-self/10094506/","projectTitle":"Work-Ready: Building Confidence and Self-Care Habits","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Andestic","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10433160_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y533&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770909443357","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10433160"},{"teacherId":5083167,"projectId":10120530,"letterContent":"The students have been having such a great time putting these kits together. I have one student in particular, who is often challenging to engage, who loves to match the \"right\" scent of lotion with the theme of the motivational card. We also have had many laughs regarding what we might want to smell like. It has been determine that most of us do NOT want to smell like \"Milk\" and the milk lotion is often put back into the bucket, rather than into a kit. \r\n\r\nWe have delivered kits to our district superintendent and other individuals at the district office. Recently, we had a request for 10 kits to be used when program work coordinator is meeting with potential businesses to set up job sites. Thank you for helping provide such fun materials for our classroom!!","fullyFundedDate":1772551023843,"projectUrl":"project/school-to-work-transition-while-spreadin/10120530/","projectTitle":"School to Work Transition While Spreading Joy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jennifer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5083167_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770650882695","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennifer-auger"},{"teacherId":1443492,"projectId":9960835,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing snack for our students to enjoy throughout the day. One of our students has taken to being the refiller of items as they get low as he looks out for his peers. \r\n\r\nThey have appreciated having items that they prefer and enjoy. With the recent cut to SNAP benefits, adding these to our community pantry has allowed students to have items to bring home as well if needed. Our staff also saw an unintended consequence of adding snack items to the bin, took away the stigma of students going in to check and take items from the bin that they needed. \r\n\r\nThank you again for helping make this project happen!","fullyFundedDate":1766067630376,"projectUrl":"project/working-and-snacking/9960835/","projectTitle":"Working and Snacking","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. O'Meara","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1443492_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502330314095","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1443492"},{"teacherId":1443492,"projectId":9975109,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our protein snack project. We have been able to keep our food and snack pantry full of options for students to eat as they need to throughout the day. \r\nMany need a healthy snack boost in the afternoon as we are a late start program so by 3pm their young adult selves are feeling hungry again after classes or volunteering and being in their feet all day. \r\nSeveral of our students check the pantry at least twice per day to see what options are there that they can bring to a worksite or home with them if needed. \r\nThank you again for helping sustain this along with our staff as we found students really benefiting from it.","fullyFundedDate":1770907285108,"projectUrl":"project/protein-power/9975109/","projectTitle":"Protein Power","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. O'Meara","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1443492_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502330314095","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1443492"},{"teacherId":5083167,"projectId":10090807,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. We are enjoying putting together the kits. In our work skills class it is nice to have materials with items that are interesting and relevant to different occupations that we can study in the real world. The students are very engaged with the materials, since they are actual things that will be used. Having multiple projects allow students to make choices of where they want to \"work\" for the day. They are also enjoying being able to share the finished project with peers and staff. \r\n\r\nWe are getting to work on sequencing, counting, sorting, and executive functioning skills, which are essential in job exploration, as well as advance daily living skills, such as cooking and cleaning, which is also part of our transition program.\r\n\r\nThanks again for your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1771533504906,"projectUrl":"project/transition-from-school-to-work-life/10090807/","projectTitle":"Transition from School to Work Life","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jennifer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5083167_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770650882695","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennifer-auger"},{"teacherId":5467466,"projectId":9723997,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible contribution to my classroom. With these resources we have been able to create accessible opportunities for my students. \r\n\r\nWe used the mini potters wheel to wind yarn for pom poms, a problem I was trying to solve when I found out this project was fully funded! We have been busy with hand built clay these last couple months and utilized the materials to paint glaze onto pottery. We had our most successful sale to date selling gnomes we glazed with these materials. \r\n\r\nI am most looking forward to using these materials in the spring when we start using glazes that we can dip our clay work into. The various pulleys and ramps will allow students to get some unique results as they control the amount of glaze a piece will get.","fullyFundedDate":1759262249407,"projectUrl":"project/accessibility-through-steam/9723997/","projectTitle":"Accessibility Through STEAM","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Maria","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5467466_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x177,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1685465491226","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/maria-golden"},{"teacherId":1443492,"projectId":9820053,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing tampons for our students with periods. Being able to provide tampons so that students have choice in their hygiene needs helps promote their independence. \r\n\r\nHaving products accessible in the bathrooms reduces stigma and barriers that allows students to get their needs meet. We have also made a social story for students to understand their personal hygiene needs more. This support for independence and removing barriers helps the students focus on what is most important in their day.","fullyFundedDate":1765812393291,"projectUrl":"project/period-protection/9820053/","projectTitle":"Period Protection","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. O'Meara","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1443492_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502330314095","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1443492"},{"teacherId":1443492,"projectId":9287592,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our classroom and our students' access to materials to impact their futures! We have such a great variety of books that was donated and purchased that will be useful for years to come! \r\n\r\nOur teachers in our space will be able to share the materials and use it across spaces. 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Focus Beyond Transition Services is
an urban public school
in Saint Paul, Minnesota that is part of Saint Paul Public Schools.
It serves 212 students
in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
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Focus Beyond Transition Services
$38,364
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57
projects
funded
13
teachers
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Focus Beyond Transition Services has received support from
140 individuals from Minnesota and
63 individuals out-of-state.