Centennial School District board authorizes superintendent search, approves consent agenda, contracts and policies
January 15, 2025 | Centennial SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
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The Centennial School District Board of School Directors on Jan. 14 authorized the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU) to begin a search for a new superintendent and approved a package of routine business items, contracts and two district policies.
The board authorized the BCIU to begin the superintendent search with district expenses capped “not to exceed $8,000” for advertising and related costs, according to the motion read into the record. The motion was seconded by Board member Mr. Ginhardt; the transcript records the motion as passing (final tally announced as “passes 63” in the record, which is read in the meeting as a 6–3 vote).
The board also approved its consent agenda—minutes, personnel items, travel, and contracts—without separate discussion. Consent-agenda items recorded in the transcript include approval of an overnight trip for William Tennant High School students to the PMEA District 11 Honor Band (district cost not to exceed $505.40), the 2024–25 renewal of the ESSEC software license supporting the districtwide camera system (district cost not to exceed $13,367), and a retroactive tuition agreement with Fair World Academy with district tuition listed at $65,243 plus related services “as determined by the IEP.” The board approved an affiliation agreement with Westchester University to place a dietetic intern at no cost to the district.
The board approved two district policies presented for adoption: Policy 116 (tutoring) and Policy 815 (acceptable use of Internet, computers and network resources). Both policies were adopted on the Jan. 14 motion and recorded in the transcript as passing unanimously, 9–0.
Financial items were grouped and approved by the board, including the schedule of bills, investments, cafeteria fund reports and December 2024 budget transfers; the transcript records the financial motion as passing unanimously (recorded as 9–0 in the meeting).
No extra conditions, amendments to the motions, or implementation timelines for the superintendent search appear in the transcript. The record shows clarifying board discussion that the $8,000 figure is “up to $8,000 in expenses” for advertisements, but no additional procurement details were included on the record.
Votes at a glance
- Superintendent search (authorize BCIU to begin search; district cost not to exceed $8,000): seconded by Mr. Ginhardt; outcome: passes (final recording in transcript: “passes 63” read as 6–3).
- Consent agenda (minutes, personnel, trips, contracts including ESSEC license $13,367; Fair World Academy tuition $65,243; PMEA trip $505.40; Westchester University affiliation, no cost): outcome: passes 9–0.
- Policies 116 and 815 (adoption): outcome: passes 9–0.
- Financial reports and transfers (December 2024 schedule of bills, pending bills, preapproved bills): outcome: passes 9–0.
The board authorized the BCIU to begin the superintendent search with district expenses capped “not to exceed $8,000” for advertising and related costs, according to the motion read into the record. The motion was seconded by Board member Mr. Ginhardt; the transcript records the motion as passing (final tally announced as “passes 63” in the record, which is read in the meeting as a 6–3 vote).
The board also approved its consent agenda—minutes, personnel items, travel, and contracts—without separate discussion. Consent-agenda items recorded in the transcript include approval of an overnight trip for William Tennant High School students to the PMEA District 11 Honor Band (district cost not to exceed $505.40), the 2024–25 renewal of the ESSEC software license supporting the districtwide camera system (district cost not to exceed $13,367), and a retroactive tuition agreement with Fair World Academy with district tuition listed at $65,243 plus related services “as determined by the IEP.” The board approved an affiliation agreement with Westchester University to place a dietetic intern at no cost to the district.
The board approved two district policies presented for adoption: Policy 116 (tutoring) and Policy 815 (acceptable use of Internet, computers and network resources). Both policies were adopted on the Jan. 14 motion and recorded in the transcript as passing unanimously, 9–0.
Financial items were grouped and approved by the board, including the schedule of bills, investments, cafeteria fund reports and December 2024 budget transfers; the transcript records the financial motion as passing unanimously (recorded as 9–0 in the meeting).
No extra conditions, amendments to the motions, or implementation timelines for the superintendent search appear in the transcript. The record shows clarifying board discussion that the $8,000 figure is “up to $8,000 in expenses” for advertisements, but no additional procurement details were included on the record.
Votes at a glance
- Superintendent search (authorize BCIU to begin search; district cost not to exceed $8,000): seconded by Mr. Ginhardt; outcome: passes (final recording in transcript: “passes 63” read as 6–3).
- Consent agenda (minutes, personnel, trips, contracts including ESSEC license $13,367; Fair World Academy tuition $65,243; PMEA trip $505.40; Westchester University affiliation, no cost): outcome: passes 9–0.
- Policies 116 and 815 (adoption): outcome: passes 9–0.
- Financial reports and transfers (December 2024 schedule of bills, pending bills, preapproved bills): outcome: passes 9–0.
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