Centennial board approves interim contracts, dozens of consent items and multiple student-assignment exceptions; transportation director hired 7–2

The Centennial School District Board of School Directors on Aug. 19 approved a package of consent items, professional-service contracts and multiple exceptions to Policy 206 (assignment within the district), and it confirmed a new transportation director in a 7–2 roll-call vote.

Board members approved routine minutes and consent-agenda personnel and procurement items grouped at the meeting, including retroactive professional-service agreements for interim school leadership and specialized services. The board added and approved a contract for DAB Educational Consulting, LLC to provide interim human-resources consulting at a district cost not to exceed $500 per half day and $1,000 per full day.

On the transportation hire (agenda item 5.2f), the board held a roll-call vote that passed 7–2. Yes: Hartline, Ginhart, McGuire, Crosson, Sadowski, Godickson and Martin. No: Brancato and Lynch. The chairman announced the motion passed 7–2.

The board considered multiple requests for exceptions to Policy 206 that would allow students to attend schools outside their assigned attendance zones; the parent is responsible for transportation unless the board approved otherwise. Votes included the following selected items (full list in meeting actions below): student 19-22 to remain at Davis Elementary (5.3a) passed 9–0; student 1-22 to remain at Davis (5.3b) passed 9–0; student 13-13 to remain at Davis (5.3c) passed 9–0; student 12-12 to remain at Glocester/Klinger Middle School (5.3d) passed 9–0; and student 15–16–4 to remain at Willowdale (5.3i) passed 9–0. Several other requests failed on roll call, including a set of sibling requests (5.3g) and a kindergarten request (5.3h), which each failed 9–0. A request to have student 5-3 remain at McDonald (5.3j) also failed 9–0.

The board approved several contracts and service renewals on the consent agenda, including: - Retroactive purchase of National Geographic ELD materials for $40,574.60 (district cost not to exceed). - Professional services contract for Kathleen Murphy to support the student services office (07/01/2025–08/01/2025), district cost not to exceed $6,440. - Interim principal support from Debit Enterprises, LLC at up to $650 per day and interim assistant-principal support from Educational Services and Consulting, LLC at up to $600 per day. - Contracts for substitute nursing services with Maxine Health Services, Inc.; behavioral and therapeutic service renewals and additions including agreements referenced as UHS/Foundation Health and Devereux Pennsylvania Child Services; and an addendum for licensed behavioral specialist therapy services with rates noted in the agenda.

On student-specific special-education placements, the board approved in-lieu-of-FAPE waivers to allow several students to attend non-district specialized schools (for example High Roads School of Bucks County and High Ridge School of Bucks County) for the 2025–26 (and in one case 2025–27) school years, as listed on the agenda.

On business items, the board approved the schedule of bills, investments and cash-receipt summaries (August/July 2025 reports) and authorized the administration to prepare a three-year budget outline; the board amended the timeline and directed that the outline be presented to the Committee of the Whole in December 2025.

Ending: Board members asked the administration to provide timely updates on interim hires, purchasing and any follow-up for the exceptions to Policy 206 that require additional operational approvals (such as transportation).