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Teacher Pages

Overview

The content returned by our teacher API closely matches that on our teacher page. Viewing a teacher profile page can help you understand the context of the information you'll be parsing. One way our API differs from the front-end is you have more control over exactly what information you retrieve. We recommend that you request the minimum amount of information that will meet your needs in order to ensure a quick response from our servers.

Requests

To retrieve information about a teacher, send a request to https://api.donorschoose.org/common/json-teacher.html. There are three general parameters you can pass with your request. Other, more specific parameters will be presented along with the relevant data.

APIKey (required) Your unique API Key
teacher (required) The ID number of the teacher you want information about.
callback (optional) If you wish to wrap your response in a callback function, include the name here.You should make your callback static, as it will improve caching and in turn performance. (Many AJAX frameworks will make the callback a random string unless otherwise specified so you'll be overriding that default behavior.)
Also be sure to enable any caching options (eg. set the cache param to True in jQuery) or else some frameworks will append a timestamp to each JSON request to prevent caching.

JSON Details

Note that in all cases, values in the JSON are XML-escaped strings. The descriptions below each example tell you the kind of data being returned so you know how to parse it.

General Info

Example

{
"id": "139499",
"name": "Mrs. Gundlach",
"profileURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/139499",
"photoURL": "http://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/user/uploads/small/u139499_sm.jpg?timestamp=1319154112921",
"description": "I teach in a 5th/6th grade classroom of students coming from many different cultures. Our school serves a population that qualifies for 50% free or reduced lunches and we are a title school. With this challenge, our school is very focused on making sure our students perform at standard. We have been very successful in meeting this goal and our school has been honored for our academic excellence for the past two years. One thing we absolutely stress at our school is the importance of reading! In my class, reading is essential!",
"joinedOn": "2007-11-12 00:00:00.0",
...
}

Descriptions

Field Type Description Always Provided?
id long The teacher's ID number Yes
name string Teacher's title plus last initial or last name, depending on the teacher's settings (e.g. Mr. S or Mr. Smith) Yes
profileURL string The URL of the teacher's profile on the front end Yes
photoURL string The URL of the teacher's profile photo No
description string The teacher's description of themselves and their classroom Yes
joinedOn date The date the teacher joined DC.org Yes

School Info

Information about the school and classroom the teacher works in.

Example

...
"gradeLevel": {
"id": "6",
"name": "6"
},
"povertyLevel": "High Poverty",
"schoolName": "Martin Sortun Elem School",
"city": "Kent",
"zip": "98030-5002",
"state": "WA",
"latitude": "47.379540000000000",
"longitude": "-122.171509000000000",
"zone": {
"id": "404",
"name": "Washington"
},
...

Descriptions

Field Type Description Always Provided?
gradeLevelidname integerstring Classroom grade level Yes
povertyLevel string Poverty level refers to the percentage of students at a given school who qualify for free or reduced lunch, which is considered a measure of economic need. Yes
schoolName string Name of the School Yes
city string City the school is in Yes
zip string Zip code of the school Yes
state string Two letter abbreviation, e.g. CA for California Yes
latitude string latitude of the school Yes
longitude string longitude of the school Yes
zoneidname integerstring zone the school is inzone idzone name Yes

Projects

A list of proposals the teacher has created. These are not loaded unless the max parameter is provided. By default, proposals that are still active are sorted to the front of the list, with completed projects next. Within those categories, projects are sorted by most recent activity (e.g. comments, donations).

The format of proposal data is similar to projects returned from our search API. One difference is school/teacher/location info is omitted, since it will always match the teacher's school info. The other difference is medium-sized thank-you photos are returned along with the small photos. The photo layout is shown below.

Parameters

max The number of proposals to load. Default none, limit of 50.
index index into the result set of proposals (for pagination).
historical Pass as true to only load completed proposals, and false to only load active proposals. The default behavior is to load both completed and active proposals.
hasProposalPhotos Pass as true to only load proposals with DTY (Digital Thank You) photos posted. This will necessarily only load completed projects.

Example

...
"photos": [
{
"smallPhotoURL": "http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/48906/2d/www.donorschoose.org/images/proposal/uploads/small/750000/750655/p750655_005_sm.jpg",
"mediumPhotoURL": "http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/48906/2d/www.donorschoose.org/images/proposal/uploads/med/750000/750655/p750655_005_md.jpg"
},
{
"smallPhotoURL": "http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/48906/2d/www.donorschoose.org/images/proposal/uploads/small/750000/750655/p750655_006_sm.jpg",
"mediumPhotoURL": "http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/48906/2d/www.donorschoose.org/images/proposal/uploads/med/750000/750655/p750655_006_md.jpg"
},
{
"smallPhotoURL": "http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/48906/2d/www.donorschoose.org/images/proposal/uploads/small/750000/750655/p750655_007_sm.jpg",
"mediumPhotoURL": "http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/48906/2d/www.donorschoose.org/images/proposal/uploads/med/750000/750655/p750655_007_md.jpg"
},
{
"smallPhotoURL": "http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/48906/2d/www.donorschoose.org/images/proposal/uploads/small/750000/750655/p750655_008_sm.jpg",
"mediumPhotoURL": "http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/48906/2d/www.donorschoose.org/images/proposal/uploads/med/750000/750655/p750655_008_md.jpg"
},
{
"smallPhotoURL": "http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/48906/2d/www.donorschoose.org/images/proposal/uploads/small/750000/750655/p750655_009_sm.jpg",
"mediumPhotoURL": "http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/48906/2d/www.donorschoose.org/images/proposal/uploads/med/750000/750655/p750655_009_md.jpg"
},
{
"smallPhotoURL": "http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/48906/2d/www.donorschoose.org/images/proposal/uploads/small/750000/750655/p750655_010_sm.jpg",
"mediumPhotoURL": "http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/48906/2d/www.donorschoose.org/images/proposal/uploads/med/750000/750655/p750655_010_md.jpg"
}
],
...

Descriptions

Field Type Description Always provided?
photos
smallPhotoURL
mediumPhotoURL		 string
string		 Array of objects containing small and medium photo URLs
Small photo URLMedium-sized photo URL		 No

Project Messages

A list of messages that teachers, donors, or DonorsChoose staff have posted about the teacher's proposals. The layout is identical to that of the donor pages API, with an additional category of TEACHER_COMMENT, which is a miscellaneous comment a teacher writes on their project.

Supporters

A list of supporters that have supported the teacher. These are not loaded unless the ‘supportersmax’ parameter is provided. The list includes people who donated to one of the teacher’s projects or gave the teacher a gift card. The list is ordered in descending chronological order, with most recent donations/gifts shown first.

 

If a donor gave to one of the teacher’s projects and gave the teacher a gift card, there will be two entries in the results. If a donor donated to one of the teacher’s projects twice (or twice to two different projects, both composed by the same teacher), there will be two entries in the results. More accurately, this “list of supporters” might be better thought of as a list of events, in descending chronological order, where the teacher was supported.

 

Parameters

supportersmax The number of supporters to load. Default none, limit of 500.
supportersindex index into the result set of supporters (for pagination).

Example

...
"totalSupporters": "170",
"supporters": [
 {
 "author": "Kathy Crevier",
 "profileURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/donor/3324499",
 "photoURL": "https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/donor-placeholder-5_272.png",
 "message": "In memory of Lisa Mead. May all her former students do well in life!",
 "grantAccount": "false",
 "createDatePhrase": "Nov 25, 2015",
 "location": "Santa Barbara, CA",
 "proposalMessageId": "14594835",
 "proposalId": "1646507",
 "proposalTitle": "Everyone Loves a Good Story!",
 "proposalURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/project/everyone-loves-a-good-story/1646507/",
 "id": "14594835"
 },
 {
 "author": "Chevron",
 "profileURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/donor/3028476",
 "photoURL": "https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/logos/FYS%202015%20Logo%20resized.jpg",
 "message": "Chevron is committed to securing America's future by investing in education. To view daily updates on the Fuel Your School program or to share your story, please visit us at fuelyourschool.com.",
 "grantAccount": "true",
 "createDatePhrase": "Oct 20, 2015",
 "location": "",
 "proposalMessageId": "14285721",
 "proposalId": "1675720",
 "proposalTitle": "Taking Math to a Higher Level-Getting Personal with TenMarks",
 "proposalURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/project/taking-math-to-a-higher-level-getting-pe/1675720/",
 "id": "14285721"
 },
 {
 "author": "Experian",
 "profileURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/donor/2912536",
 "photoURL": "https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/logos/experian2_small.jpg",
 "message": "Experian gave to this project because we are dedicated to helping students by providing educational resources to become financially literate.",
 "grantAccount": "true",
 "createDatePhrase": "Sep 28, 2015",
 "location": "Costa Mesa, CA",
 "proposalMessageId": "14079351",
 "proposalId": "1720664",
 "proposalTitle": "Financial Literacy Taught With Literature!",
 "proposalURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/project/financial-literacy-taught-with-literatur/1720664/",
 "id": "14079351"
 },
 {
 "author": "The DonorsChoose Team",
 "profileURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/donor/2967882",
 "photoURL": "https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/logos/spark-new.gif",
 "message": "Like you, we are thrilled to help kickstart this project. Let's keep the momentum going!",
 "grantAccount": "true",
 "createDatePhrase": "Sep 28, 2015",
 "location": "",
 "proposalMessageId": "14079348",
 "proposalId": "1720664",
 "proposalTitle": "Financial Literacy Taught With Literature!",
 "proposalURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/project/financial-literacy-taught-with-literatur/1720664/",
 "id": "14079348"
 },
 {
 "author": "Kristi Stusser",
 "profileURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/donor/1090186",
 "photoURL": "https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/donor-placeholder-4_272.png",
 "message": "Because Mrs. Gundlach Loves Her Students",
 "grantAccount": "false",
 "createDatePhrase": "Sep 18, 2015",
 "location": "Washington",
 "proposalMessageId": "13978573",
 "proposalId": "1675720",
 "proposalTitle": "Taking Math to a Higher Level-Getting Personal with TenMarks",
 "proposalURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/project/taking-math-to-a-higher-level-getting-pe/1675720/",
 "id": "13978573"
 }
]
...

Full JSON Example

{
"id": "139499",
"name": "Mrs. Gundlach",
"profileURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/139499",
"photoURL": "http://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/user/uploads/small/u139499_sm.jpg?timestamp=1319154112921",
"description": "I teach in a 5th/6th grade classroom of students coming from many different cultures. Our school serves a population that qualifies for 50% free or reduced lunches and we are a title school. With this challenge, our school is very focused on making sure our students perform at standard. We have been very successful in meeting this goal and our school has been honored for our academic excellence for the past two years. One thing we absolutely stress at our school is the importance of reading! In my class, reading is essential!",
"joinedOn": "2007-11-12 00:00:00.0",
"gradeLevel": {
"id": "6",
"name": "6"
},
"povertyLevel": "High Poverty",
"schoolName": "Martin Sortun Elem School",
"city": "Kent",
"zip": "98030-5002",
"state": "WA",
"latitude": "47.379540000000000",
"longitude": "-122.171509000000000",
"zone": {
"id": "404",
"name": "Washington"
},
"totalProposals":"29",
"proposals": [
{
"id": "797729",
"proposalURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/project/for-the-love-of-science-and-literacy/797729/?verify=1706562671&utm_source=api&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=bodylink&utm_campaign=DONORSCHOOSE",
"fundURL": "https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/givingCart.html?proposalid=797729&donationAmount=45&verify=1706562671&utm_source=api&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=fundlink&utm_campaign=DONORSCHOOSE",
"imageURL": "http://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/user/uploads/small/u139499_sm.jpg?timestamp=1319154112921",
"title": "For The Love Of Science And Literacy",
"shortDescription": "Getting students to think scientifically and to comprehend what they read is one of the best things a teacher can do! Combining reading and science is one of my preferred ways to get the job done....",
"fulfillmentTrailer": "My students need four copies of Science: A Closer Look to help them learn important science concepts and literary skills.",
"percentFunded": "2",
"costToComplete": "548.19",
"matchingFund": {
"matchingKey": "",
"name": "",
"logoURL": "",
"faqURL": "",
"amount": "0.00"
},
"totalPrice": "558.19",
"freeShipping": "true",
"subject": {
"id": "7",
"name": "Environmental Science",
"groupId": "4"
},
"resource": {
"id": "1",
"name": "Books"
},
"expirationDate": "2012-10-07",
"fundingStatus": "needs funding"
},
{
"id": "805226",
"proposalURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/project/lets-battle-with-these-books/805226/?verify=-235750984&utm_source=api&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=bodylink&utm_campaign=DONORSCHOOSE",
"fundURL": "https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/givingCart.html?proposalid=805226&donationAmount=45&verify=-235750984&utm_source=api&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=fundlink&utm_campaign=DONORSCHOOSE",
"imageURL": "http://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/user/uploads/small/u139499_sm.jpg?timestamp=1319154112921",
"title": "Let’s Battle With These Books!",
"shortDescription": "Have you ever been a part of a shared reading experience? The students who enter my classroom each fall often come in without a deep love for reading and without the experience of sharing rich...",
"fulfillmentTrailer": "My students need multiple copies of 16 award-winning books!",
"percentFunded": "0",
"costToComplete": "550.51",
"matchingFund": {
"matchingKey": "",
"name": "",
"logoURL": "",
"faqURL": "",
"amount": "0.00"
},
"totalPrice": "550.51",
"freeShipping": "true",
"subject": {
"id": "10",
"name": "Literacy",
"groupId": "6"
},
"resource": {
"id": "1",
"name": "Books"
},
"expirationDate": "2012-11-02",
"fundingStatus": "needs funding"
},
{
"id": "749561",
"proposalURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/project/everyone-is-a-scientist/749561/?verify=1476571645&utm_source=api&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=bodylink&utm_campaign=DONORSCHOOSE",
"fundURL": "https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/givingCart.html?proposalid=749561&donationAmount=45&verify=1476571645&utm_source=api&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=fundlink&utm_campaign=DONORSCHOOSE",
"imageURL": "http://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/user/uploads/small/u139499_sm.jpg?timestamp=1319154112921",
"title": "Everyone Is a Scientist",
"shortDescription": "Getting students to think scientifically and to comprehend what they read is one of the best things a teacher can do! Combining reading and science is one of my preferred ways to get the job done....",
"fulfillmentTrailer": "My students need four copies of this fabulous science book “Science-A Closer Look”.",
"percentFunded": "100",
"costToComplete": "0.00",
"matchingFund": {
"matchingKey": "",
"name": "",
"logoURL": "",
"faqURL": "",
"amount": "0.00"
},
"totalPrice": "558.19",
"freeShipping": "true",
"subject": {
"id": "7",
"name": "Environmental Science",
"groupId": "4"
},
"resource": {
"id": "1",
"name": "Books"
},
"expirationDate": "2012-07-07",
"fundingStatus": "funded",
"thankYouAssets": {
"interimThankYou": "Thanks to all of your wonderful support, my classroom is going to receive four more copies of Science-A Closer Look, which is a wonderful resource to learn more about science and reading in our 6th grade classroom .I have been sharing our available copies with my other sixth grade teachers this year, and I look forward to having my own set so that I can use these books on a more regular basis.Thanks again! I am always amazed at the wonderful generosity out there. Donor’s choose and all of you have made my classroom a much richer, interesting place to learn.With gratitude,Mrs. Gundlach",
"photos": [],
"resultsLetter": "Thank you for contributing to this project and helping us obtain these wonderful science books. As of now, we have a class set and have used them on a regular basis this year. I look forward to using them even more next year with every child having a book at their disposal! We have learned so much this year. We focused on the environment, digging deeper into the ecosystems, biotic and abiotic, and lastly the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles. Once again, thank you so very much for making my dream of having these books in the hands of my students possible.With gratitude,Mrs. Gundlach"
}
},
{
"id": "638487",
"proposalURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/project/using-poetry-to-wow-young-readers/638487/?verify=1073677164&utm_source=api&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=bodylink&utm_campaign=DONORSCHOOSE",
"fundURL": "https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/givingCart.html?proposalid=638487&donationAmount=45&verify=1073677164&utm_source=api&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=fundlink&utm_campaign=DONORSCHOOSE",
"imageURL": "http://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/user/uploads/small/u139499_sm.jpg?timestamp=1319154112921",
"title": "Using Poetry to Wow Young Readers",
"shortDescription": "Nature’s first green is gold and so is a poem that you embrace at an early age. I still remember the year I learned these beautiful words from the poetry of Robert Frost. Since then, I have worked...",
"fulfillmentTrailer": "My students need 1-2 copies each of 12 poetry books to enhance our classroom library. I am seeking poetry from wonderful writers such as Robert Frost and Langston Hughes.",
"percentFunded": "100",
"costToComplete": "0.00",
"matchingFund": {
"matchingKey": "",
"name": "",
"logoURL": "",
"faqURL": "",
"amount": "0.00"
},
"totalPrice": "394.24",
"freeShipping": "true",
"subject": {
"id": "10",
"name": "Literacy",
"groupId": "6"
},
"resource": {
"id": "1",
"name": "Books"
},
"expirationDate": "2012-02-15",
"fundingStatus": "funded",
"thankYouAssets": {
"interimThankYou": "Today is a great day! I just found out that I am going to receive these wonderful poetry books for my classroom. Thanks to the Mafua’s, Ms. Sandell, The Bilodeau family, Mr. Vitalis, The Bejaranos, and the Gates foundation for helping fund this project. As the saying goes, it truly takes a village!I hope to receive these books very soon and will use them often in my classroom to develop my students literacy skills, building fluency and vocabulary skills, and just to share the beauty of the written word. I am very excited!We are having a very sunshiney day, and this just make the afternoon a little bit brighter!With gratitude,Mrs. Gundlach",
"photos": [],
"resultsLetter": "Thank you once again for this gift of wonderful poetry! Today we used the books to review all those literary devices such as alliteration, simile, metaphor, alliteration, and so on! Several of my students shared a poem that had these elements in them and poems that spoke to them as they were looking through the books at all the different styles of writing.Through the years I have often used poetry in my classroom, and now with so many different poets to choose from, I will have many more opportunities to do so.I look forward to using these books often in the months and years to come. I appreciate your generous donation to our classroom.Thank you,With gratitude,Mrs. Gundlach"
}
},
{
"id": "580612",
"proposalURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/project/award-winning-books-to-entice-young-read/580612/?verify=-1267010929&utm_source=api&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=bodylink&utm_campaign=DONORSCHOOSE",
"fundURL": "https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/givingCart.html?proposalid=580612&donationAmount=45&verify=-1267010929&utm_source=api&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=fundlink&utm_campaign=DONORSCHOOSE",
"imageURL": "http://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/user/uploads/small/u139499_sm.jpg?timestamp=1319154112921",
"title": "Award Winning Books to Entice Young Readers",
"shortDescription": "Have you ever been a part of a shared reading experience? The students who enter my classroom each fall often come in without a deep love for reading and without the experience of sharing rich...",
"fulfillmentTrailer": "My students need 4 copies each of these 12 award winning books, including “The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate” and “Jake Ransom and the Skull King’s Shadow.”",
"percentFunded": "100",
"costToComplete": "0.00",
"matchingFund": {
"matchingKey": "",
"name": "",
"logoURL": "",
"faqURL": "",
"amount": "0.00"
},
"totalPrice": "530.33",
"freeShipping": "true",
"subject": {
"id": "10",
"name": "Literacy",
"groupId": "6"
},
"resource": {
"id": "1",
"name": "Books"
},
"expirationDate": "2011-10-27",
"fundingStatus": "funded",
"thankYouAssets": {
"interimThankYou": "Thank you so much for providing these books for my classroom. As you can see, I put in the final dollars to assure that my classroom benefits from these books as soon as possible. I couldn’t let all this goodwill go to waste!My goal for each class is to teach my students to have a life-long love of reading and these books will help me reach this goal. Having them participate in the Battle of the Books this spring will be very motivating. Thanks again!With gratitude,Mrs. Gundlach",
"photos": [],
"resultsLetter": "Thank you so much for contributing to my classroom and providing them with these wonderful award winning books. My students have already spent many hours engaged in these titles and have reported back how much they are enjoying them. These books are for every level of reader and they simply fly off of the shelves!We are so grateful to have so many copies of the Battle of the Books on our classroom shelves. As I mentioned in my project request, there is a district competition for our classroom winners coming up in May, and I have every intention of pushing my students to represent our school for the fifth year in a row! They are very motivated.Thanks again!With gratitude,Mrs. Gundlach"
}
},
{
"id": "650189",
"proposalURL": "https://www.donorschoose.org/project/taking-a-closer-look-at-science-and-lite/650189/?verify=-943236830&utm_source=api&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=bodylink&utm_campaign=DONORSCHOOSE",
"fundURL": "https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/givingCart.html?proposalid=650189&donationAmount=45&verify=-943236830&utm_source=api&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=fundlink&utm_campaign=DONORSCHOOSE",
"imageURL": "http://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/user/uploads/small/u139499_sm.jpg?timestamp=1319154112921",
"title": "Taking A Closer Look At Science And Literacy!",
"shortDescription": "Getting students to think scientifically and to comprehend what they read is one of the best things a teacher can do! Combining reading and science is one of my preferred ways to get the job done....",
"fulfillmentTrailer": "My students need 4 copies of Science: A Closer Look, to advance their science knowledge and improve their literacy!",
"percentFunded": "100",
"costToComplete": "0.00",
"matchingFund": {
"matchingKey": "",
"name": "",
"logoURL": "",
"faqURL": "",
"amount": "0.00"
},
"totalPrice": "558.19",
"freeShipping": "true",
"subject": {
"id": "4",
"name": "Health & Life Science",
"groupId": "4"
},
"resource": {
"id": "1",
"name": "Books"
},
"expirationDate": "2012-02-28",
"fundingStatus": "funded",
"thankYouAssets": {
"interimThankYou": "Thank you for supporting my classroom by using the Bill and Melinda Gates cards, your time and efforts, and your own donations! I am excited to tell you that my class will be receiving these wonderful science books and that they will be used often to bring literacy and science to my classroom. You can’t imagine what an impact you have made for these students!Thank you again! I am so excited about having four more copies of this wonderful resource in my classroom to share with my learning community!With gratitude,Mrs. Gundlach",
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