The Springford Area School District Board of Directors held its statutory reorganization meeting at 7 p.m., electing officers, swearing in newly elected directors and approving several liaison and committee appointments.

Judge Richard H. Welsh administered the oath of office to the district's newly elected members after temporary president Dr. Wright opened the session. The board then held roll-call votes for leadership: 'With a vote of 7 to 2, missus Dierdorf is now the president,' the clerk announced after the tally. The board later announced 'mister Lackey has been elected vice president by a vote of 3 to 6' as recorded in the meeting transcript; the phrasing and tally appear inconsistent in the record and are noted below.

Why it matters: Annual reorganization installs the board's leadership for the coming year and assigns members to regional and county committees that represent the district at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit and the Pennsylvania School Boards Association.

What the board did

- Swore in newly elected directors: the meeting agenda named Abby Dierdorf, Erica Hermans, Karen Weingarten and Rachel Yutt as the newly elected members; Judge Richard H. Welsh administered the oath. (Transcript shows a spelling/identity variant for one swearing line—see clarifying details.)

- Elected board president: After nominations closed, the board conducted a roll-call vote and announced that Missus Dierdorf was elected president by a vote of 7–2.

- Elected vice president: Nominations included Dr. Sharma and Mr. Lackey; the board announced Mr. Lackey as vice president with vote wording in the transcript recorded as '3 to 6.' The transcript language and tally order are inconsistent; the article reports the board's announced outcome and notes the ambiguity in the record.

- Committee and liaison appointments: The board named Rachel Yutt as the district representative to the Montgomery County School Director's Legislative Committee with Dr. Sharma as alternate; Heidi Goldsmith was approved as the PSBA liaison; and David 'Dave' Lackey was reappointed as the Spring City American Legion liaison.

- Other approvals: The board approved the Western Montgomery County Career & Technical Center Joint Operating Committee appointment for Erica Hermans (motion passed 9–0), adopted the 2026 work session and board meeting dates (9–0), and authorized the board president's signature on official documents (recorded as a 9–0 approval).

Direct quotes

- Temporary President Dr. Wright, introducing the oath administration: 'It is my pleasure at this time to introduce Judge Richard H. Welsh, who will conduct the swearing in and oath of office for the newly elected school board members.'

- Outgoing president, offering parting remarks: 'It's been a privilege to serve. And I know that we will continue to do good things here at Springboard.'

Votes at a glance

- Temporary president nomination (Dr. Wright): affirmed (voice vote) — SEG 060–078.
- Board president (Abby Dierdorf): elected, announced '7 to 2' — SEG 182–227.
- Board vice president (David Lackey): elected, transcript records '3 to 6' (see note on tally) — SEG 231–264.
- PSBA liaison (Heidi Goldsmith): approved (voice vote) — SEG 280–315.
- Spring City American Legion liaison (David Lackey): approved (voice vote) — SEG 316–331.
- Western Montgomery County CTC JOC (Erica Hermans): approved 9–0 — SEG 332–356.
- 2026 meeting dates: approved 9–0 — SEG 358–371.
- Authorization for board president signature (Gabrielle/Gabrielle variant named in record): approved 9–0 — SEG 372–383.

Clarifications and transcript issues

The meeting transcript contains inconsistent name spellings and at least one apparent mismatch between the list of newly elected members and the name used during an oath sequence (the agenda lists 'Abby Dierdorf' among newly elected members while an oath line is recorded as 'I, Gabrielle Deardorff'). Where the transcript is unclear, this article reports the names as they appear on the meeting agenda and separately notes the variance in the oath sequence. The vice-president vote tally is recorded in the transcript as '3 to 6' alongside an announced winner; that phrasing is ambiguous in context and is reported here without alteration.

What comes next

Board members exchanged holiday well-wishes and the chair noted that this is the board's last meeting until January; no further substantive action was scheduled at the meeting's close.