Construction paper
$12.99FREE
San Marcos, Texas · A 501(c)(3) since 2022
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Teacher Reuse collects donated classroom supplies and hands them to Central Texas public and charter school teachers for free. No spending limit, no catch, no invoice at the door.
Open to any public or charter school teacher in Central Texas.
Dry erase markers
$18.49FREE
Leveled readers
$64.00FREE
Classroom rug
$189.00FREE
Storage bins
$7.99FREE
Every tag in the store reads the same at checkout
What has left the building
One year of shelves, emptied.
900
Teachers served
29
School districts
$120,000
Kept in teachers’ pockets
First year of operation · August 2022 – August 2023
The average Texas teacher spends $750–$1,000 a year of their own money
on their own classroom. We are working on that number.
Supplies arrive here from families cleaning out closets, businesses clearing stockrooms, and retiring teachers who could not stand to see thirty years of materials go in a dumpster. Everything gets sorted, shelved, and given away.
Three steps, once a year
How to shop here.
Register once for the school year, then come as often as the calendar allows.
Step 1
Register
One short form confirms you teach at a Central Texas public or charter school. It takes about two minutes and covers the whole school year.
Step 2
Shop the aisles
Bring your school ID and something to carry it all in. Walk the store, take what your classroom will actually use, and leave the rest for the teacher behind you.
Step 3
Check out at zero
We total what you took so donors can see where their supplies landed. Then you pay nothing and drive home.
The floor plan
Six aisles. Stock changes weekly.
What is here depends on what came in this week. Call ahead if you are driving for something specific.
Aisle 01
Office supplies
Pens, pencils, markers, tape, staplers, folders, sticky notes, paper by the ream.
Aisle 02
Décor
Bulletin board sets, borders, posters, banners, letters, seasonal displays.
Aisle 03
Science
Lab glass, models, magnets, measuring tools, specimen kits, safety goggles.
Aisle 04
ELAR
Classroom libraries, leveled readers, novel sets, phonics kits, writing prompts.
Aisle 05
Early childhood
Manipulatives, puzzles, blocks, dramatic play props, sensory bins, board books.
Aisle 06
Furniture & containers
Bookshelves, rugs, small tables, chairs, crates, and every size of storage bin.
“Collecting unwanted supplies and providing them to teachers at no cost keeps these supplies out of the landfill.”
Teacher Reuse was founded in 2022 by Shelly O’Donnell, a retired Texas educator who taught Deaf Education and American Sign Language for twenty-six years. The idea was not complicated: supplies a school is done with are rarely used up, and a teacher three districts over needs exactly those things. This is the hub between the two.
Keep the shelves full
The store runs on what you bring in.
Donate supplies
Classroom materials, office supplies, books, furniture, storage. Gently used is welcome — if a teacher can use it, we will shelve it. Check the drop-off list before you load the car.
See what we acceptDonate funds
Money covers the rent on the storefront, the shelving, and the gas that moves donations across Central Texas. Monthly giving is what keeps the doors predictable.
Give once or monthlyVolunteer
Sorting, shelving, and helping teachers find things are all done by volunteers. A shift is a few hours, and no experience with a label maker is required.
Pick up a shiftFind us
Tanger Outlet Mall, Building 640.
Teacher Reuse4015 S I-35 South Frontage Rd, Bldg 640
The former Eddie Bauer
San Marcos, TX 78666
- Phone
- 512.202.5632
- store@teacher-reuse.org
- PO Box 342, Buda, TX 78610
Check the calendar before you drive
Open hours follow the school calendar and shift with volunteer coverage, so they change month to month. The calendar is the only place they are current.