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Scholarship & Education Committee

Regular Meeting

Salem, MA · April 12, 2021

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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

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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 extent possible. Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found on the city’s website, at www.salem.com. For this meeting, members of the public who wish to watch, listen or provide comment during the meeting may do so in the following manner:  Follow this link or enter it into your browser to join the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88141691213?pwd=eFFFSi9rRVB3c3o3a2trVWwrNFgvZz09  Follow this link or enter it into your web browser to open the Zoom website at https://zoom.us/join. Enter meeting ID 886 4879 7457 directed on the webpage and click “Join”. Follow the on-screen instructions to join the meeting. Enter password 351937.  Participants can dial the toll-free phone number 877-853-5257 to join the meeting. When prompted, enter meeting ID 886 4879 7457 and the follow the instructions to join the meeting. Password is 351937. If any public comment is permitted, members of the public who have “raised their hand” in Zoom will be called on by the chair to offer comment. In order to raise a hand, member of the public using the Zoom computer or phone application may click the “Raise Hand” button; members of the public dialing in may press “*9” to raise their hand to speak. No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so, despite best efforts, we will post on the city’s website an audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting. 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. Know your rights under the Open Meeting Law M.G.L. c. 30A §§18-25 and City Ordinance Sections 2-2028 through 2-2033. Persons requiring auxiliary aids and services for effective communication such as sign language interpreter, an assistive listening device, or print material in digital format or a reasonable modification in programs, services, policies, or activities, may contact the City of Salem ADA Coordinator as soon as possible and no less than 2 business days before the meeting, program, or event.

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