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Chair Player asked the board to accept the agenda and requested that item 1d — the naming of Brick Church Middle School — be removed from the general agenda for separate consideration. Member Mays moved to approve the agenda with that removal; the motion was seconded on the record and the chair announced the motion carried after an \"aye\" voice vote.

Later in the meeting the board considered the consent agenda. A motion to approve the consent agenda was moved and seconded (moved by Vice Chair Nambalaikini and seconded by Member Fane, according to the meeting record) and the chair called the voice vote. The chair announced the consent agenda passed.

The meeting record does not show a roll‑call tally listing each board member’s recorded vote for either the agenda adoption or the consent agenda; both were approved by voice vote during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","03/25/25 MNPS Board of Education","oneSentenceSummary","The MNPS board adopted the meeting agenda with the removal of agenda item 1d (the Brick Church Middle naming) and approved the consent agenda by voice votes; motions were made and seconded on the floor.","taxTitle","Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, School Districts, Tennessee","taxId",69334,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6108836,"MNPS board renames Brick Church Middle for Judge Richard H. Dinkins",2616,531000,3147000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2766619-808c81fd8f187307198ba36df0e5bdde&start=531&end=3147","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2766619-808c81fd8f187307198ba36df0e5bdde/thumbnail_531000.jpg","/articles/6108836/Tennessee/MNPS-board-renames-Brick-Church-Middle-for-Judge-Richard-H-Dinkins","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6108836-5e5bd1ae3ba86216d7d3439e1659c7c6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771033751&Signature=NQMS3SZ2bc9YK7nEJSCchUojm~8t3P3HaGRpS9KEyv368nEClWeTdlPXt8Tnl348pos8wcM5Ek~ygco8f0oTllvMz1~OXFZ~gqeyfbGdafagHbKrCSvG-199MPQp-jqfVcsvsYqZyIxkO5Iq5CS81uEIf-ecCFXXFU3AFaZxuQ2EVgnrYEQzf35uP3CgbF5tFMqOgRvF4~tXZaC9ZjN~Lrj0SQ2dlpUkESe~ip-GjfpFhQHNU7fSUxRdCC1R4wI~yLKOpciAov1L2Apn-Lj8kqBgjCNYwrqcsq5VEoIruc6w8S9OR0QNE8MFbBU-LNeS-1IIO--Q6~-Ch7OO0P4PAQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education voted to rename Brick Church Middle School to Judge Richard H. Dinkins Middle School.

Board members moved and seconded the item and approved the renaming by voice vote. Member Taylor moved the recommendation and Member Maze seconded it. Chair Player then called for the vote; the board approved the change with no recorded opposition.

Dr. Battle announced that several of Judge Dinkins’s family members were in the audience — Lashonta Simpkins, Zuri Walker and Ian Dinkins — and invited them to stand and be recognized before the vote. Board members described Dinkins’s judicial leadership and credited his role in desegregation work that shaped the district’s history.

Member Taylor, who chaired the renaming committee, reported the rename recommendation was unanimous within the committee. Principal Robin Beard Tillman, the school’s executive principal, accepted the recognition on behalf of the school and thanked the board, saying the district must continue work begun by earlier leaders to improve educational opportunity.

Chair Player called for the voice vote. \"All in favor, raise your hand, say aye,\" she said; members responded \"aye\" and the chair announced the motion passed. Staff and board members said they will move ahead with the transition and related administrative steps to implement the new name.","The Metro Nashville Public Schools board voted to rename Brick Church Middle School to Judge Richard H. Dinkins Middle School in a unanimous voice vote, honoring the jurist’s role in school desegregation and civic life.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6108840,"MNPS outlines Grow Together early-childhood expansion, seeks capital support for employee child care",1396,2495000,3891000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2766619-808c81fd8f187307198ba36df0e5bdde&start=2495&end=3891","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2766619-808c81fd8f187307198ba36df0e5bdde/thumbnail_2495000.jpg","/articles/6108840/Tennessee/MNPS-outlines-Grow-Together-early-childhood-expansion-seeks-capital-support-for-employee-child-care","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6108840-aef4141ef290903a2919ec2777a22d0f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771033751&Signature=U0oFR-eEgGCvgmu1-Oox8vtV2doA1qu3mi80FWF3VQ92LY0qp9~XOUVmTLoYnHENrPNxrlPi7mIonMz255jem-XMHu3N-bxRZIYqEvzpPQ2zoGAzC4SG79iBSzsVGd0w1w4grohXEifBf~MAb9xl9NdOASt8FIEacXiaCA5Ij7HdJpEE9E5CZSnoBZfkUAeit0J~dO9GT5ttNtXe1tnozWCIOVhoQMagOwymtpcbAzGXvVavXmtLqZJOANk0xoI6ZtcW1YL7qrx~wWJPz300QDoz-nBi444582NCcABeOlyRskKWeAfdxcnhmcf7wQ7Nj6k6Ypa96OxWKMOV9Db8Ew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Metro Nashville Public Schools officials gave the board a detailed update on the district’s Grow Together early‑childhood initiative, including programs for birth‑to‑3 families and plans to expand prekindergarten offerings and employee childcare.

Deputy David Williams said the initiative uses five birth‑to‑3 strategies — a Grow Together website, play dates and child‑development courses, a text messaging service, family care bags and home/televisits — and aims to connect more families with resources before children enter preschool. \"A young child's brain is growing and developing rapidly,\" Williams said, adding the program seeks to help families access information and supports at that early stage.

The district reported more than 300 families have signed up for the Grow Together newsletter and that staff distributed care bags at community events, including a Hispanic Family Foundation baby shower and Matthew Walker events. Williams said an initial round of “over 200” care bags was distributed and that the district received seed funding from PNC and included care bags in its state model‑school grant; staff said they plan to increase distribution “by 30” this year, as described in the presentation.

Director Lori Flemings described the pre‑K expansion plan. MNPS said it currently operates about 80 pre‑K classrooms across 65 school sites and plans to add classrooms and sites, including a new pre‑K program at Percy Priest and a proposed early learning center at Hillwood High School pending capital funding. Flemings outlined an \"Access for All\" inclusion model that places 4 students with individualized education plans (IEPs) and 16 general‑education students in a 20‑seat classroom, and said the district expects to include roughly 60 students with IEPs in gen‑ed pre‑K classrooms in 2025–26 under that model.

Flemings and Williams discussed a proposed Grow Together Academy offering employee child care. Staff said converting facilities for an initial four‑classroom site would serve about 45–50 children. They described a construction conversion ratio of three existing classrooms into two configured for employee childcare and said capital funding would be required; staff described the capital request as for retrofitting spaces, with operating arrangements to be determined (options include leasing to a community partner or operating a district program).

Board members asked about outreach to diverse family types, costs, licensing and timelines. Member Elrod asked whether the $2,500,000 figure referenced on a slide covered capital only; staff replied that amount was for capital and retrofitting and that operating costs remained under consideration. Member Young asked whether the district was reaching adoptive families; staff said they would add adoption agencies to outreach lists and noted Mary Shell Bonifacio, the district’s community outreach coordinator for kindergarten readiness, leads outreach work. Member O'Hara Block asked about enrollment and wait lists; staff said pre‑K enrollment was about 3,168 at the end of last year and roughly 3,080 as of March 7, with Southeast Nashville having the highest wait list.

Staff characterized Grow Together as a mix of district programming and community partnerships: the district maintains the website, newsletter and text service, distributes branded care bags and posts links to community home‑visit providers (Nashville Strong Babies, Nurses for Newborns, Nurture the Next). Williams said the district aims to expand the birth‑to‑3 text service beyond existing preschool families and to exceed 1,000 family signups for that service as part of an aspirational operations plan.

The presentation included several requests for board support: approve funding requests in upcoming capital or aspirational budget proposals, sign up and promote the newsletter, and advocate for community partnership and investment. No formal board action was taken during the presentation aside from questions and direction to pursue outreach and funding options.","Metro Nashville Public Schools presented an update on its Grow Together birth-to-3 and prekindergarten expansion, including a care-bag distribution program, a text-messaging family service, inclusive 'Access for All' pre-K classrooms, and a proposal for employee child care that would require capital funding.","actionData","errors"]

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