Scholarship & Education Committee
Regular MeetingSalem, MA · April 12, 2021
Minutes
Scholarship & Education Committee Meeting – Draft Minutes
Monday, April 12, 2021, 6:30 P.M., meeting held remotely
Members Present: Cynthia Nina-Soto (Vice Chair), Elizabeth McGovern, Lynne Mullen, Amy Stewart,
Tayla Thompson, Greg MacPhee, Andrew Boucher
Staff Present: Dominick Pangallo
1. Call to Order: 6:34 p.m.
2. Approval of March 8, 2021 minutes: Liz moved to approve, seconded by Greg. Approved 5-0-1.
3. Financial Updates: Dominick shared that the Scholarship Fund took in $193.95 in March and has
a balance of $5,747.33. The Education Fund took in $163.04 in March and has a balance of
$13,339.05. Tayla joined the meeting after the Financial Update.
4. Old Business
a. Fundraising Updates: None
5. New Business
a. Bridge Program request: Salem High School Bridge Program, which had received a
$1,500 grant in 2019, had not been able to use the grant due to the pandemic. Kristen
Morneau from the program came before the Committee with a request that they be allowed
to repurpose the grant for a different use. Lynne recused herself as she oversees the Bridge
Program as part of her job. The Committee asked Kristen to develop a written plan for how
they would repurpose the grant and offered to hold a special meeting once she had her
proposal ready for consideration.
b. Review of Scholarship Fund applications: Only one application has been received thus
far. The application deadline is May 31st.
c. Review of Education Fund grant applications: The Committee reviewed feedback from
the Welcoming Immigrants Network (WIN) application for a grant for their new financial
literacy program. WIN responded to the Committee’s questions about how many program
participants would be Salem residents. Based on their response, the Committee was
satisfied in awarding a grant for the requested amount ($1,549.90) with a commitment
from the organization that should the balance of the program’s funding not be successfully
secured, the grant would be repaid back to the Education Fund. Greg moved to approve,
seconded by Liz. Approved 7-0.
6. Adjourned: 6:55 p.m.
Next Regular Meeting: Monday, May 10th, 6:30 p.m., location TBD
Agenda
CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
Kimberley Driscoll
Mayor
Scholarship & Education Committee
Monday, April 12, 2021
6:30 p.m.
Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open
Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §20,and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict
limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the Salem
Scholarship & Education Committee will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest
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Meeting Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of March 8, 2021 minutes
III. Financial update
IV. Old business
a. Fundraising updates
V. New business
a. Review of Scholarship Fund applications
b. Review of Education Fund grant applications
VI. Adjournment
Next meeting Monday, May 10th, 6:30 p.m.
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