Ignite VidCon 4A: Let’s Get MNPS K-Ready!

CORE Network Nashville and the United Way of Greater Nashville are excited to host the 2025 Nashville Early Childhood Education Conference! "Ignite! Purpose and Intention." The 2025 Ignite! Conference will be held July 22 - 25, 2025. All sessions are free and open to the public.

Join Mariechelle Bonifacio and Fanita Cameron of Metro Nashville Public Schools Early Learning Department as they present, "Let’s Get MNPS K-Ready!"

Learn about the Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) kindergarten registration process and kindergarten readiness family resources that you can share with families you support.

1 - 1.5 hours of TN DHS credit is available upon completion of a reflection form. All Ignite! Conference sessions fall under the umbrella of the United Way of Greater Nashville for TN DHS credit. United Way of Greater Nashville is a Pre-Approved Institution with TrainTN. Your TNPAL-verified director should enter documentation of attendance and participation in their TrainTN Director Portal.

All webinars are recorded and can be found at https://www.unitedwaygreaternashville.org/rts-training/. All recordings are eligible for TN DHS hours.

About the presenters

• Mariechelle Bonifacio is the Community Outreach – Kindergarten Readiness Coordinator for the Early Learning Department in Metro Nashville Public Schools with over 24 years of experience in communications, marketing, and community outreach. For over nine Metro Schools, Mariechelle has been responsible for providing families and community partners with information on MNPS’s early learning programs and kindergarten readiness. In addition, she coordinates the Grow Together with MNPS initiative, whose strategies focus on providing information and resources to support Davidson County families with children 0-6 years of age to ensure a healthy start for Nashville’s youngest learners. Mariechelle believes in the importance of access to quality pre-K programs for all children. Her work is centered on educating internal and external stakeholders on programs, as well as collaborating with organizations to provide information and resources to support Davidson County families.  She can be contacted at Mariechelle.Bonifacio@mnps.org.
• Fanita Cameron is the Pre-K Professional Development Coordinator for the Early Learning Department in Metro Nashville Public Schools with over 25 years of experience in Early Childhood Education. She has served as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, a reading specialist for the Florida Department of Education and a curriculum developer for CPALMS.  She can be contacted at Fanita.Cameron@mnps.org. 

www.earlylearning.mnps.org

About CORE Network Nashville

Core Network Nashville is Nashville’s community of connected resources for early childhood educators. We are the place to find educational and operational resources in the area, access coaching and mentorship opportunities, and get connected to the strong community of early childhood educators of all different backgrounds. At Core Network Nashville, we believe that no matter your role in education, you deserve to have the resources and community support you need to thrive in your work.

If you would like more information about CORE Network and/or would like to join the work, please contact Elandriel Lewis.