The School Committee deferred action on appointing two community members to a high‑school roof subcommittee so members can review candidate qualifications and widen public solicitation; the superintendent and facilities staff said the procurement timeline requires the building subcommittee and construction advisers to continue work so the project schedule is not delayed.

Henry (committee chair for the roof work) proposed appointing Ralph Wallace and Sam Altruiter as community members. Several committee members said they had not seen background information and expected broader notification and an statements-of-interest solicitation. Henry said notices had been placed in newspapers and two people had reached out; he agreed to provide additional candidate background and to broaden public outreach before the committee votes.

Facilities staff explained the procurement steps and time line: contractors must submit prequalification materials by Aug. 28 to be allowed to bid; prequalification is not an award but determines which firms may bid. After prequalification, the district will issue the construction bid and later evaluate recovery/repair options (new layer, coating, or other). The administration said the building subcommittee and OPM (owner's project manager) can move procurement steps forward and the committee aimed to have a full set of subcommittee members ready for a Sept. 4 vote so selection and contracting remain on schedule.

The chair withdrew the motion to appoint the two members and asked to return the nomination with candidate backgrounds at a future meeting so the full committee can deliberate and, if needed, vote at its next meeting.