𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 r𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 $𝟓𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 d𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧⁣⁣

𝐅𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄, 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬.(VDN) – The Jefferson County School District is proud to announce a generous $𝟓𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (𝐉𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐂) 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐫. 𝐀𝐥𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐓𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐧.  This significant contribution represents a meaningful investment in the district’s youngest learners and reinforces a shared commitment to early childhood education as the foundation for lifelong success.⁣⁣

The Jefferson County Early Learning Collaborative serves as a cornerstone of the district’s early childhood efforts, providing high-quality pre-kindergarten experiences that strengthen literacy, numeracy, social-emotional development, and school readiness.  This donation will directly support enhancements to instructional resources, learning environments, and programming—ensuring that children enter kindergarten confident, capable, and prepared to thrive.⁣⁣

𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐘𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐡, Director of the Jefferson County Early Learning Collaborative, shared,⁣⁣

“God is great, and we are incredibly grateful for this blessing.  These funds will allow us to enhance our Early Learning Collaborative and continue giving our children the strong start they deserve.”⁣⁣

The impact of early childhood education extends far beyond the classroom.  Research consistently shows that quality early learning improves long-term academic outcomes, reduces achievement gaps, and strengthens communities.  Donations to approved Early Learning Collaboratives also carry a unique benefit: 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝟏:𝟏 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭, allowing contributors to receive a 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫-𝐟𝐨𝐫-𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐬 while directly supporting local pre-kindergarten programs.⁣⁣

𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞 expressed heartfelt appreciation for the Perrymans’ generosity, stating,⁣⁣

“We are deeply grateful to Perryman’s Management for believing in our children, our schools, and our community.  This $50,000 investment will have a lasting impact on our youngest learners and reinforces the power of partnership in building brighter futures for Jefferson County.”⁣⁣

The Jefferson County School District extends sincere thanks to 𝐌𝐫. 𝐀𝐥𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐓𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐧 for their unwavering support and belief in the promise of early childhood education.  Their generosity will help shape the academic journeys of children across Jefferson County and strengthen the community for generations to come.⁣⁣