The mission of PCEF is to encourage educational opportunities through community collaboration.

The Person County Education Foundation is dedicated to serving students in grades K-12 in traditional and charter public schools of Person County, North Carolina.  PCEF is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) and has been granted public charity status.  Although originally established in 1988, PCEF faced a need to reorganize in 2012.

PCEF is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of community and business leaders.  Our organization is dedicated to enhancing educational opportunities for our Person County public school students through community collaboration.  We strive year-round to provide resources and enrichment programs that expand the educational experience.  Through community collaboration,  we can provide leadership, advocacy and program resources that increase the education levels of residents to make our community thrive as an attractive place to live, work and do business.
 PCEF relies on community support to positively impact the lives of our students.

PCEF focus areas consist of:​

 Student Literacy
 Cultural Arts Opportunities
 Teacher Mini-Grants
 Field Trip "Experience" Grants
Supporting Students with Disabilities
Agricultural History, Programs and Experiences 
 Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) Enrichment
 Teacher and Student Recognition
Experimental Learning
Hands on Learning: Inside and Outside of the Classroom
Strengthen School, Family and Community Engagement
Student Creativity and Self Confidence
Professional Development 

PCEF annual scholarships & awards:

Dr. Thomas D. and Lelia C. Long Scholarship
Sandy Moore Award
Sarah Elizabeth Morton "Teach In Person" Scholarship
Sarah Elizabeth Morton "Teach In Person Beginning Teacher Award
Merle S. and Jean H. Solomon Scholarship.

Thanks to the Person County Education Foundation, nearly 5,700 kindergarten through twelfth grade traditional and charter public school students in Person County, NC have experienced

EXPERIENCES:
Bennett Place, Durham
Camp Chestnut Ridge, Efland
Carolina Ballet, Raleigh
Carolina Theatre, Durham
Children’s Museum of Alamance County, Graham
Dan the Animal Man, Wake Forest
Danville Science Center, Danville, VA
Dr. Elliot Engel, Raleigh
Jamestown Settlement, Jamestown, VA
Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill
Museum of Life and Science, Durham
North Carolina Aquarium, Kure Beach
North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh
North Carolina Zoological Park, Asheboro
Old Salem, Winston-Salem
Piedmont Community College, Roxboro
Rags to Riches Theatre, Durham
Science Fun for Everyone, Cary
U.S.S. North Carolina, Wilmington
West Point on the Eno, Durham
Person County Museum of History, Roxboro
Step into the Arts, Piedmont Community College, Roxboro

GRANTS:
Reading incentives in celebration of Dr. Suess’ birthday
Scholastic News Magazines: Our Inner Solar System, Animals, Science World, and Super Science Blue
Sixteen Scrabble board games
Sixty-four new biographies
Thirty copies of the novel Esperanza Rising 
Spring sheet music for band and chorus
Boe-bot robotics accessories 
Clay and glazes for three-week ceramics lesson
Flamenco Ballet Ensemble performance
Rear projection screen for dance classes
Supplies for wire sculptures and printmaking
3-D printer filament 
TrueFlix online subscription
Digital Circulated Air Incubator & egg hatching accessories
 

Want to help PCEF fund future experiences and grants for the students and teachers of Person County? Click below to learn how to help!

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