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Scholarship & Education Committee

Regular Meeting

Salem, MA · June 14, 2021

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Scholarship & Education Committee Meeting – Draft Minutes Monday, June 14, 2021, 6:30 P.M., meeting held remotely Members Present: Tyler Carlton, Lynne Mullen, Amy Stewart, Cynthia Nina Soto, Greg MacPhee Staff Present: Dominick Pangallo 1. Call to Order: 6:30 p.m. 2. Approval of May 10, 2021 minutes: Lynne moved to approve the minutes, seconded by Amy, approved 5-0. 3. Financial Updates: Dominick reported that the Education Fund took in $56 last month and has a balance of $12,224.85 and the Scholarship Fund took in $79 and has a balance of $6,092.91. 4. Old Business a. Fundraising Updates: Tyler reported no new updates on the grant applications. Cynthia shared the concept of doing a virtual road race and offered to help put the plan together. Tyler indicated he has his street performer’s license still and will be making use of it to busk this October to raise some funds. 5. New Business a. Review of Scholarship Fund applications: The committee reviewed the 26 applications for 2021 scholarships. Two were removed as ineligible applicants. Among the remainder the committee discussed various levels of financial need reported by the applicants and commented on their personal statements. Following the committee’s deliberation, Amy moved to award $750 scholarships to nine applicants: Sirena Baez, Olivier Bruno, Alex Diefenbach, Braegan Fitzgerald, Tyler Geary, Natalia Grishin, Amy Jimenez, Sylvia Marmolejos, and Angelis Segura. Motion was seconded by Cynthia and approved 5-0. Dominick reported that he will send out the notification letters and prepare a press release to announce the awards. Cynthia moved to transfer $2,000 from the Education Fund to the Scholarship Fund. Motion was seconded by Greg and approved 5-0. b. Review of Education Fund grant applications: None. 6. Adjourned: 7:04 p.m. Next Regular Meeting: Monday, August 9, 2021, 6:30 p.m., location TBD

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CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS Kimberley Driscoll Mayor Scholarship & Education Committee Monday, June 14, 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/82075158122?pwd=YjBoQWFXNmQrV2RWWnpBSTA2YT V1dz09  Follow this link or enter it into your web browser to open the Zoom website at https://zoom.us/join. Enter meeting ID 820 7515 8122 directed on the webpage and click “Join”. Follow the on-screen instructions to join the meeting. Enter password 281323.  Participants can dial the toll-free phone number 877-853-5257 to join the meeting. When prompted, enter meeting ID 820 7515 8122 and the follow the instructions to join the meeting. Password is 281323. 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 May 10, 2021 meeting 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, July 12, 2021, 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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