Centennial School District held its annual reorganization meeting Monday, Dec. 1, where newly elected directors were sworn in and the board elected officers for the 2026 term.

The meeting opened with a roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance before the board recognized two departing members. A board representative thanked Mark Ginhardt for four years of service and described his roles on multiple committees and as a building liaison; the board also honored Mrs. Brancato for eight years of service, noting her prior role as board president and earlier work in the district’s transportation department.

After brief ceremonial remarks the board moved to officer elections. Michael Hartline was nominated and approved as temporary president to preside over the reorganization portion of the meeting. The clerk then read certificates of election from the County Board of Elections of Bucks County, certifying Fleming Godickson, Krista DePaolo, Karen M. Krieger and Jane Schrader Lynch as duly elected to four-year school-director terms.

Judges administered oaths of office for newly elected members. Raymond McHugh swore in Fleming Godickson, who repeated the oath to "support, obey, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of this commonwealth" and to "discharge the duties of my office with fidelity." The honorable Daniel Fanello swore in Krista DePaolo; DePaolo likewise repeated the oath to "faithfully discharge the duties of my office as a Centennial School director with fidelity." Karen M. Krieger was also sworn in and introduced family members in attendance.

The board then elected officers for the coming year. Patty Crossan was nominated for president and won a roll-call vote, receiving six votes to three. The clerk recorded votes as follows: Crossan — Yes; DePaolo — Yes; Godickson — No; Hartline — No; Krieger — Yes; Lynch — Yes; Maguire — No; Martin — Aye; Sadowski — Yes. The motion passed 6–3 and Crossan assumed the presidency for a one-year term.

For vice president the board first considered Fleming Godickson by roll call; that nomination failed. The board then elected Tony Sadowski as vice president after a second nomination and roll-call vote that likewise passed 6–3 (Crossan, DePaolo, Krieger, Lynch, Martin and Sadowski voting yes; Godickson, Hartline and Maguire voting no).

Charlie Martin was elected assistant secretary after nominations and a roll-call vote that resulted in eight yes votes and one abstention (Daniel Maguire). The clerk announced the vote tally as 8–0–1.

With no further business, a motion to adjourn was seconded and approved. The board scheduled its next meeting for Dec. 9.

Quotes from the meeting capture the procedural and ceremonial nature of the session: the clerk noted, "We have 7 members present," and during the oaths each new director repeated the traditional pledge to uphold the constitutions and to discharge their duties "with fidelity."