Scholarship & Education Committee
Regular MeetingSalem, MA · September 11, 2023
Minutes
CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
Dominick Pangallo
Mayor
Scholarship & Education Committee Meeting – Draft Minutes
Monday, September 11, 2023, 6:30 P.M., meeting held remotely
Members Present: Andrew Boucher, Tyler Carlton, Brian Eiermann, Heather Lang, Elizabeth
McGovern, Lynne Mullen, Cynthia Nina-Soto, Gabriel Yeager
Staff Present: Lisa Peterson
1. Call to Order: 6:30 p.m.
2. Approval of August 14, 2023 minutes: Minutes approved 6-0-1.
3. Financial Updates:
Education Fund Scholarship Fund
Balance: $7,964.48 Balance: $14,997.83
+ 295.00 (Receipts in FY24) - 2,500.00 (Scholarships Paid Out)
+ 872.09 (Receipts in FY24)
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$8,259.48 (Total) $13,369.92 (Total)
4. Old Business:
• Education Fund
o Approve New Application
o Should Applications Approve Requests Retroactively?
▪ Liz: There would have been movement if scheduling wasn’t so uneven over the past 6
months
• There have been several models in recent years
• Website should be updated to reflect rolling admission
o LIZ: MOVES TO ENTER A DEADLINE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF MEETING
o TYLER: SECOND
o Under Discussion:
▪ Should there be a rolling deadline? (Tyler – don’t list the deadline);
▪ Perhaps the Friday before?
▪ FAQ about the city process (Lynne)
▪ Internal rubric or checklist?
o VOTE, AS AMENDED (DEADLINE, FRIDAY @ 12:01AM)
▪ Lynne: no
▪ Brian: no
▪ Tyler: yes
▪ Gabriel: no
▪ Heather: no
▪ Andrew: yes
▪ Liz: yes
▪ Cynthia: no
o 3-5-0 DOES NOT PASS
o CYNTHIA: Now it’s just the chair that decides when to pull them
• Election of Chair
o Brian: Removes himself from nominations
o Gabriel is up for consideration
▪ Tyler: Moves to appoint Gabriel as the new Chair
▪ Brian: Seconds
▪ Liz: Moves to End Discussion
▪ 8-0-0 Unanimous vote for Gabriel to be the new Chair
• Letter to the Editor
▪ Gabe (and Liz?)
5. New Business
• Cynthia: with Heather & Tyler (create rubric for next time)
• Cynthia: Did not register for any races!
• Cynthia: Letters for corporations
• Gabriel: Haunted Happenings – any fundraising opportunities?
• Tyler: Will busk (Dolly Parton, Sanderson Sister, Dog, etc…)
• Heather: Set up a table to fundraise at open houses at schools
• Lisa: Involve the committee in future City Hall to Go events
6. Adjourned: 7:27 p.m., Approved 7-0-0.
Next Regular Meeting: Monday, December 11, 2023, 6:30 p.m.
Agenda
CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
Dominick Pangallo
Mayor
Scholarship & Education Committee
Monday, September 11, 2023
6:30 p.m.
Pursuant to Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022, this meeting of the Salem Scholarship & Education
Committee will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Specific
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Meeting Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of August 14, 2023, meeting minutes
III. Financial update
IV. Old business
a. Update on Scholarship Recipients
b. Election of a New Chair
c. Education Applications Discussion
d. Letter to the Editor re: Education Applications
V. New business
VI. Adjournment
Next meeting date and time be determined,
6:30pm
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