Scholarship & Education Committee
Regular MeetingSalem, MA · November 20, 2023
Minutes
CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
Dominick Pangallo
Mayor
Scholarship & Education Committee Meeting – Draft Minutes
Monday, November 20, 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 September 11, 2023 minutes: Minutes approved 7-1-0.
3. Financial Updates:
Education Fund Scholarship Fund
Balance: $8,259.48 Balance: $13,369.92
+ 289.00 (Receipts) - 0.00 (Scholarships Paid Out)
+ 378.82 (Receipts)
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$8,548.48 (Total) $13,748.74 (Total)
4. Old Business:
▪ Education Fund Applications discussed
▪ Cynthia – Moved to accept Education fund grant applications on a rolling basis (Lynne
seconded). Approved, 8-0-0.
▪ Be sure to add language indicating that the “Committee meets monthly and accepts
applications on a rolling basis.”
▪ Liz is looking for examples of projects and scholarships funded over the past year.
▪ Liz will write and send a letter to me and I will send it around to the Committee.
▪ Heather and Tyler will put together a rubric for evaluation – everyone will send their
thoughts to either Heather, Tyler or me.
▪ City Hall to Go – the Committee could put together a display for inclusion at future City
Hall to Go events, and also could be used at parent-teacher conferences or open houses at
the various schools in Salem.
▪ Lynne will reach out to all the high schools in Salem to get info re: them (Lynne and
Gabriel will create a graphic)
5. New Business
• Gabriel: How can the Committee support the Mayor’s initiatives potentially using targeted
scholarships (i.e. green energy, diverse representation, etc)
• How can we create an application that includes this?
• Cynthia: Follow up with kids who we have awarded scholarships to in the past – where
are they now?
• Add: opting into re-occurring contact info
• Add: if you return to Salem, how do you plan to give back to the community in the
future?
6. Adjourned: 7:22 p.m.
Next Regular Meeting: Monday, December 11, 2023, 6:30 p.m.
Agenda
CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
Dominick Pangallo
Mayor
Scholarship & Education Committee
Monday, November 20, 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 September 11, 2023 meeting minutes
III. Financial update
IV. Old business
a. Education Applications Discussion, Continued
b. Letter to the Editor re: Education Applications
c. Rubrik for Evaluating Education Applications - Update (Heather & Tyler)
d. Haunted Happenings busking report (Tyler)
e. City Hall to Go opportunities (Lisa)
V. New business
a. Funding targeted causes each year
• Examples: green energy, diverse representation in programs, etc. (Gabriel)
VI. Adjournment
Next meeting:
Monday, December 11, 2023 6:30pm
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