Scholarship & Education Committee

CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS Dominick Pangallo Mayor Scholarship & Education Committee Meeting – Draft Minutes Monday, March 11, 2024, 6:30 P.M., meeting held remotely Members Present: Andrew Boucher, Yamilis Cruz, Elizabeth McGovern, Lynne Mullen, Timothy Norton, Gabriel Yeager Staff Present: Lisa Peterson Guest(s): Sarah Roy, Director of the Salem Children's Alliance 1. Call to Order: 6:33 p.m. 2. Approval of February 12, 2024 minutes: Minutes approved 5-1-0. 3. Financial Updates: Education Fund Scholarship Fund Balance: $9,935.44 Balance: $14,159.31 + 403.76 (Receipts) - 0.00 (Scholarships Paid Out) + 272.17 (Receipts) ________ _________ $10,339.20 (Total) $14,431.48 (Total) 4. Old Business: ▪ This month, the committee has received 0 Education Fund applications and 0 Scholarship Fund applications ▪ A discussion on Education Fund Applications continued from the last meeting • Gabriel and Lynne will plan to create graphics that can be shared on social media • All members agreed to forward the scholarship application to contacts at the various area high schools that have Salem residents as students ▪ Gabriel introduced a rubric for scholarship applications that he created, Andrew expressed that he really likes this rubric ▪ For the Education Fund (rubric)  o One measure worth capturing will be whether they have been a recipient of funding from this source in the past o Gabriel will create a rubric for the Education Fund 5. New Business • Fundraising goal setting ▪ A request was made for an update on how many scholarships were given out in the past year ▪ Tim: requests how much was given out each year, and how many scholarships were given out each year? ▪ Liz: will sing karaoke to raise money for the fund ▪ Discussion about how to distinguish the difference between Salem Education Foundation and the Scholarship and Education Fund ▪ Table discussion until the next meeting when there is data ▪ Tim: Continuing to work toward fundraising initiative with the Derby (and others) - $0 cost to the Committee • Introducing Sarah Roy – The City of Salem’s Director of Salem Children’s Alliance ▪ Sarah can help spread the word about the Committee’s initiatives 6. Adjourned (6-0-0): 7:28 p.m. Next Regular Meeting: Monday, May 13, 2024, 6:30 p.m.