Centennial School District sworn in three new directors and elects officers at reorganization meeting
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Summary
At its Dec. 1 reorganization meeting, the Centennial School District board recognized departing members, swore in newly elected directors and elected officers: Patty Crossan as president, Tony Sadowski as vice president and Charlie Martin as assistant secretary; vote tallies were recorded on the public record.
The Centennial School District board convened its annual reorganization meeting on Dec. 1, 2025, where it recognized outgoing members, administered oaths to newly elected directors and elected board officers for 2026.
The board opened by acknowledging two departing directors. Goodison read statements thanking Mark Ginhardt for four years of service (elected in 2022) and recognizing Mrs. Brancato for eight years on the board, including serving as board president in 2025. "Mister Ginhardt made quite an impact in his 4 years in the district, and we thank him for his service," Goodison said during the remarks.
Certified election results were read from the Bucks County Board of Elections. The certificates, as read aloud by the board, certified that Fleming Godickson (region 1), Krista DePaolo (region 2) and Karen Krager (region 3) were duly elected to four-year terms in the November 2025 municipal election. The board then administered oaths of office: Fleming Godickson was sworn by an official identified in the record as Raven McCue; the Hon. Daniel Fanello administered the oath to Krista DePaolo; and a later oath was taken by the director transcribed as Karen Krager (the record includes alternate transcriptions of that surname).
The meeting moved to the election of officers for a one-year term. Charlie Martin nominated Michael Hartline for temporary president; the nomination was seconded and Mr. Hartline was appointed temporary president for the remainder of that agenda item. For board president, Patty Crossan was nominated and, after a roll-call vote recorded on the public record, was elected. The roll call recorded votes as follows: Crosson (Yes), DePaolo (Yes), Godickson (No), Hartline (No), Krieger/Krager (Yes), Lynch (Yes), McGuire (No), Martin (Yes), Sadowski (Yes). The board announced the motion passed 6–3.
The vice-president contest was contested: nominations included Fleming Godickson and Tony Sadowski. The nomination for Godickson failed and the nomination for Sadowski carried; the record shows the vice-president motion passing 6–3.
Nominations for assistant secretary included Charlie Martin and Michael Hartline. A roll-call vote recorded one abstention by Dr. McGuire; the clerk’s tally was read on the record as "801," corresponding to eight yes and one abstention on the roll-call (8–0–1). Charlie Martin was recorded as elected assistant secretary.
No other business was raised. The board moved to adjourn; the motion carried and the board set its next meeting for Dec. 9, 2025.
Votes at a glance
- Board president: Patty Crossan — Motion passed 6–3 (Yes: Crosson, DePaolo, Krieger/Krager, Lynch, Martin, Sadowski; No: Godickson, Hartline, McGuire). - Vice president: Tony Sadowski — Motion passed 6–3 (recorded on the public record). - Assistant secretary: Charlie Martin — Motion passed (roll call recorded as 8–0–1; one abstention: Dr. McGuire).
What it means
The reorganization completed the board’s annual officer elections and officially seated three newly certified directors to four-year terms. The board’s recorded roll-call votes are part of the public meeting record and reflect both majority support for the newly elected president and vice president and a small number of dissenting votes on officer selections.
The board expects to meet next on Dec. 9, 2025.
