School Committee updates high-school capital request to $23,600; committee to relay to finance subcommittee

The Holliston School Committee voted April 17 to update its capital request for high-school supplies to $23,600 and authorized staff to relay the change to the town finance/capital subcommittee.

During the meeting staff said the previously planned materials tied to a schedule change were no longer immediately required and that other identified equipment needs—microscopes and other lab supplies—should be addressed sooner. The capital request was reduced from a higher prior total to $23,600 to reflect those changes.

The chair entertained a motion to update the capital request to $23,600. A committee member identified as Don moved the motion; a second was recorded. Committee discussion noted the town finance committee had limited capacity and that staff would search past appropriations for reallocation opportunities before the capital-subcommittee process in May. The committee directed administrators to brief the capital subcommittee and to deliver a line‑by‑line status update of prior capital accounts if requested by town finance staff.

Vote and next steps

- Motion: Update capital request to $23,600 for high school supplies. - Mover: Don (recorded in the meeting) - Second: recorded during the meeting (speaker not named on the record) - Outcome: motion carried and staff will relay the updated request to the finance/capital subcommittee.

Ending: Administrators said they would provide a more detailed breakdown of the revised request to the committee and to the town finance subcommittee ahead of the May capital review.