The School District of Jefferson www.jefferson.k12.wi.us, in partnership with the community, provides an environment of excellence and opportunity for all students to achieve their dreams.  The School District of Jefferson consists of East Elementary, West Elementary, Sullivan Elementary, Jefferson Middle School and Jefferson High School.  The area also has two parochial schools - St.John's Lutheran and St. John the Baptist grade schools.  Jefferson is also fortunate to have St. Coletta, which has a 100-year tradition of supporting individuals with developmental disabilities.  A Character in Action program has been implemented throughout the Jefferson School District.  The Character in Action Community Action Team is a group of dedicated community individuals who meet monthly with the Superintendent of Schools and Character Education Coordinator.  This team discusses and implements ways in which the entire community can become aware of character education and promotes good chracter in every setting.  Everyone in our school district is "An Essential Piece" working together to promote chracter and insuring that the young people in our community see and hear good examples of respect, responsibility, honesty and kindness every day.  The "essential piece" of an individual is "character."  As Character Education and the emplasis of values (our community identified nine traits that we highlight) is important in every setting (school, home, work, etc.) it is important that parents and school-age children participate.  We consider the adults in our community the real role models and believe that children "watch" what we do more than they "listen" to what we say. The Character in Action Community Action Team welcomes new members and encourages business leaders to join the team.  By working together we can change the social climate in every environment in the Jefferson School District. Public Library The Jefferson Public Library www.jefferson.lib.wi.us offers the community a wide range of recreational and learning opportunities - including the Summer Reading Program for school-age children, the Pre-School Story Hour and other library-oriented programs for both adults and youth throughout the year. The three public access computers offer word processing and major CD-ROM indexes and databases. There is a wide range of other equipment available for community use. The Jefferson Public Library is also a member of the Mid-Wisconsin Federated Library System, which encompasses a four-county area. This system offers over a million titles and numerous non-book materials. Madison Area Technical College Madison Area Technical College (MATC) www.matcmadison.edu, provides post-secondary educational opportunities to Jefferson residents through its Fort Atkinson Campus. MATC, one of the largest colleges in the Wisconsin Technical College System, serves approximately 50,000 students each year. MATC-Fort Atkinson has served the Jefferson community since 1931. Today, it enrolls approximately 3,500 students annually. MATC provides a comprehensive curriculum of technical, liberal arts and sciences, adult basic education and continuing education - as well as customized employee training.  The college awards associate degrees, technical diplomas and certificates in more than 100 careers. Thirteen occupational training programs are available at MATC-Fort Atkinson in business, protective services, healthcare, computer technology, and technical trades, as well as numerous courses in continuing education. Adult literacy services provide for basic skill enhancement, high school completion and English as a Second Language instruction through programs on campus, at outreach sites, and in workplace literacy centers located within area firms. MATC works closely with business and industry and other community partners (such as the Workforce Development Center of Jefferson County) to design and deliver programs to meet specific employer needs and to promote the economic development of the region.