Scholarship & Education Committee
Regular MeetingSalem, MA · February 12, 2024
Minutes
Meeting date:
Monday, February 12, 2024
Scholarship & Education Committee Meeting ??? Draft Minutes
Monday, February 12, 2024, 6:30 P.M., meeting held remotely
Members Present:
Elizabeth McGovern, Lynne Mullen, Cynthia Nina-Soto, Gabriel Yeager, Timothy Norton
Staff Present:
Lisa Peterson
Call to Order:
6:35 p.m.
Approval of January 8, 2024 minutes
: Minutes approved 5-0-0.
Financial Updates:
Education Fund
Scholarship Fund
Balance: $9,628.48?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??Balance: $13,748.74
+$306.96?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? +$380.57
Total:?? ?? ?? ??$9,935.44?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? Total:?? ?? ?? ??$14,159.31
Old Business:
Education Fund Applications
discussed
Dr. Zrike put it out in his newsletter, and direct outreach to teachers
Promotional ideas discussed
Chris O???Donnell ??? Salem Public School Director of Communications
Sarah Roy ??? City of Salem Director of the Salem Children's Alliance
Book Buddy Program
ESL Classes could be funded; House of the Seven Gables?
Lynne will make some graphics to be shared over social media
Gabriel will help
Will bring to the next meeting
Letter to the Editor
(Liz)
Liz and Tim will work on it
Will accept any edits and then work on it together
Cynthia and Lynne gave feedback on the letter
Cynthia ??? moves to pre-approve a letter to the editor once Liz & Tim feel it is ready and signed by Gabriel as Chair.?? Tim seconded. Approved
5-0-0.
Rubric
??? Gabriel will finish and send to Lisa to send out to the Committee.
Scholarship Applications
PDFs
Microsoft Forms
??? Gabriel will finish and send to Lisa to send out to the Committee.
Scholarship Applications
PDFs
Microsoft Forms
Update Date & Time stamp at top and bottom (Friday, May 10, 2024, 11:59pm)
Special meeting for the Committee planned for May 20, 2024 6:30pm
Award the Scholarship and reach out to the contact at the school as well
Lynne, moved; Cynthia seconded, passes 5-0-0.
New Business
Tim:
Can we waive the reading of the ???special acts???? (Answer: no)
Tim:
How many do we award each year? (Answer: it varies from year to year and is at the discretion of the Committee)
Tim:
How have we done fundraising in the past??? Idea: ???Pencil Drive??? to raise money
Liz:
Letter to Cannabis shops?
Yamilis Cruz (potential new member):
Introduced herself.
Adjourned:
7:56 p.m.
Next Regular Meeting:
Monday, March 11, 2024, 6:30 p.m.
Agenda
CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
Dominick Pangallo
Mayor
Scholarship & Education Committee
Monday, February 12, 2024
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
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.salemma.gov.
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Meeting Agenda
• Call to Order
• Approval of January 8, 2024 meeting minutes
• Financial update
• Old business
a. Education Applications Report (Lisa)
b. Letter to the Editor re: Education Applications (Liz)
c. Rubrik for Evaluating Education Applications - Update (Gabriel)
d. Scholarship Forms – When to go live? Process for Rolling Out?
• New business
a. To be discussed
• Adjournment
Next meeting:
Monday, March 11, 2024 6:30pm
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