Scholarship and Education Committee Meeting Minutes - 2 12 2024
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.
- Liz and Tim will work on it
- Rubric – 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.