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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I work at a Title I school with no PTA and we get $50 for supplies, so we are always scrambling. Donors Choose (https://secure.donorschoose.org/teacher/teacher.html?) is a godsend. It takes very little time to create a project and I've been funded quickly every time I've written one. It is more likely to be funded if the total is less than $500.

Make a school twitter account and start following other teachers and children's book authors. I often see people asking for teachers to post their Amazon wish lists there.

Focus on your classroom needs and not wants. You need books and school supplies, not legos or cutesy wallet containers. Befriend your secretary and ask for envelopes the kids can decorate instead, for example. Remember that what makes a good classroom is the way students feel in it, not how cute or Instagram-worthy it is.

Check with your administration--my low-income school gets school supplies donated from a local charity so that teachers don't have to buy them out of pocket. Be honest and tell them you don't have any money until you get paid--they may have additional funds or supplies they can release to you.

When you officially start, send an email to the teachers in your building requesting cast-off supplies. Most experienced teachers will have something they will be willing to give.
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