Action Team 2
Aligned Transitions to Pre-k and Kindergarten

OBJECTIVE
Support aligned transitions for children entering pre-k and kindergarten (both technical and non-technical supports).

Team co-chairs

  • Fanita L. Gilmore, Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS)

  • Debbie Ferguson, Glen Leven Presbyterian Church Day School

Metro Nashville Public Schools

Current team

  • Elizabeth Atack, Nashville Public Library

  • Mariechelle Bonifacio, Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS), Early Learning

  • Meggie Duke, United Way of Greater Nashville

  • Lori Flemming, Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS)

  • Jacklin Malone, McNeilly Center for Children

  • Lonnell Matthews, Jr., My Brother’s Keeper Nashville

  • Nancy McClellan, St. Mary Villa Child Care Center

  • Mandy McDermott, TN Voices

  • Samuel Murray, St. Luke’s Community House

  • Kaitlyn Parrish, St. Luke's Community House

  • Michelle Sandelin, St. Luke’s Community House

  • David Williams, Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS)

Fast facts

  • Focused age group: 4-5

  • Timeline: 18 months

DOMAIN FOCUS

High-Quality Birth-Through-Age-Eight Learning Environments

  • High Quality Early Care and Education

  • Promotion to Next Grade

Strategy 1

Remove barriers to Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) pre-k enrollment, including increasing access to enrollment information and available supports for enrolling in pre-k.

SUCCESS METRICS:
Reduce number of students on pre-k waitlist as a percentage of those being served

Increase participation rate of families attending the pre-k and kindergarten Round-Ups each year

Increase positive feedback on surveys from families who participate in Round-Ups

Longitudinal enrollment trends in MNPS pre-k and kindergarten

Strategy 2

Streamline pre-k to kindergarten transition for all students wishing to attend MNPS kindergarten by partnering with community members to increase access to enrollment/school readiness resources.

SUCCESS METRICS:
Increase capture rate from pre-k and kindergarten

Increase participation rate of families attending K-Readiness Fair each year

Increase participation rate of families attending the pre-k and kindergarten Round-Ups each year

Increase positive feedback on surveys from families who participate in pre-k and kindergarten Round-Ups

Longitudinal enrollment trends in MNPS pre-k and kindergarten