The Stratham School District board voted to accept the building subcommittee's recommendation to hire Jobin Construction Company for the next phase of the building renovation project.

Sophie (board member) moved the motion at the board meeting, saying she supported the subcommittee's choice after comparing two finalists. "I think we had 2 really good options. It was a hard choice. And, I think the recommendation was just that the other, that Jobin felt like a better fit for the school," Sophie said. A second was made and the motion passed on a 3-0-0 voice tally; one board member, Eric, was not present.

The motion on the record read: "I would like to make a motion to accept the building subcommittee's recommendation to approve Jobin Construction Company for the next phase of the building renovation project." The board chair called for a vote and recorded the tally as three in favor, zero opposed, and zero abstentions. The motion was seconded and approved without further amendment.

Board members did not provide additional public detail in the recorded discussion about contract value, timeline, or contingency terms during the vote. No ordinance, statute, or other legal citation was referenced on the record for this action. The board indicated the approval followed the building subcommittee's recommendation; specific subcommittee materials were not read into the record in the available transcript.

The vote was conducted after the board returned from a brief nonpublic session earlier in the meeting. The decision will move the renovation project into its next phase under Jobin Construction's stewardship, per the subcommittee recommendation. The board did not state an effective date for the contract award in the public discussion nor provide a cost figure during the recorded motion and vote.

Board members thanked the meeting attendee identified as Travis after the vote; the transcript does not specify Travis's role or affiliation beyond that acknowledgement.

Votes at a glance
- Motion: Accept building subcommittee's recommendation to approve Jobin Construction Company for the next phase of the building renovation project.
- Mover: Sophie (board member)
- Second: not specified on record by name in the minutes (second recorded)
- Tally: Yes 3, No 0, Abstain 0
- Outcome: approved
- Notes: Eric absent; contract amount, schedule, and other procurement details were not specified in the recorded public motion.

Closing
The board did not provide further public details about contract terms during the meeting. Minutes and any attached subcommittee recommendation documents may provide the procurement and scope details when published with the board's official minutes.