Centennial board approves personnel items, conferences, curriculum updates and $81,400 engineering agreement
November 25, 2025 | Centennial SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
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At its Nov. 25 committee meeting the Centennial School District Board approved a package of routine personnel and program items and authorized next steps on planned classroom renovations.
The committee approved the meeting agenda and then approved the personnel agenda that included resignations, authorizations to hire and extracurricular assignments. The board approved a tuition agreement for one student with a district cost not to exceed $97,904 and retroactively approved a three‑year before‑and‑after care service agreement with Child's Place effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. Those motions passed on voice votes with eight in favor.
Under informational and approval items, the board approved overnight conference travel requests for student‑services staff (district cost caps listed on the agenda), purchased library books for Davis Elementary (not to exceed $2,847.37), and adopted the 2026–27 William Tennant High School program of studies including four new courses (district cost not to exceed $12,250). Finance then presented routine reports and the board adopted the 2026–27 budget development calendar required by law.
During discussion of classroom renovations for family and consumer science labs at Clinger and Lough, an attendee asked why the district does not solicit proposals from other engineering firms. The attendee asked, "Why we don't ever proposals from other engineering firms... so we know we're getting the best possible price?". Board members responded that Barry Izette is the district's engineer of record under a three‑year board‑approved term and has institutional knowledge of the buildings.
The board then approved Item 8.2a, authorizing an agreement with engineer of record Barry Izette to plan all phases of the Lough and Clinger family and consumer sciences classroom renovations at a district cost not to exceed $81,400. The motion carried 8–0.
No amendments or dissenting votes were recorded in the committee meeting minutes for those items; board members said administration will "look into" whether to solicit other engineering proposals in future procurements.
The committee approved the meeting agenda and then approved the personnel agenda that included resignations, authorizations to hire and extracurricular assignments. The board approved a tuition agreement for one student with a district cost not to exceed $97,904 and retroactively approved a three‑year before‑and‑after care service agreement with Child's Place effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. Those motions passed on voice votes with eight in favor.
Under informational and approval items, the board approved overnight conference travel requests for student‑services staff (district cost caps listed on the agenda), purchased library books for Davis Elementary (not to exceed $2,847.37), and adopted the 2026–27 William Tennant High School program of studies including four new courses (district cost not to exceed $12,250). Finance then presented routine reports and the board adopted the 2026–27 budget development calendar required by law.
During discussion of classroom renovations for family and consumer science labs at Clinger and Lough, an attendee asked why the district does not solicit proposals from other engineering firms. The attendee asked, "Why we don't ever proposals from other engineering firms... so we know we're getting the best possible price?". Board members responded that Barry Izette is the district's engineer of record under a three‑year board‑approved term and has institutional knowledge of the buildings.
The board then approved Item 8.2a, authorizing an agreement with engineer of record Barry Izette to plan all phases of the Lough and Clinger family and consumer sciences classroom renovations at a district cost not to exceed $81,400. The motion carried 8–0.
No amendments or dissenting votes were recorded in the committee meeting minutes for those items; board members said administration will "look into" whether to solicit other engineering proposals in future procurements.
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