Centennial SD board approves contracts, MOUs and policies; narrow vote on outside labor counsel
May 13, 2026 | Centennial SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
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The Centennial School District Board approved multiple contract renewals, memoranda of understanding and policy adoptions on May 12 and recorded several votes across the agenda.
Major contract and MOU approvals included renewals with Bucks County Children & Youth for transportation of foster students, renewal of an MOU with the Bucks County Intermediate Unit for Head Start and pre-K counts and early childhood programs, a contract addendum extending virtual mental-health services with Gaggle through May 31, 2027 (no additional cost), and an agreement with Maxim Healthcare Services Inc. to supply substitute registered nurses and licensed practical nurses for 08/19/2026–08/19/2027. The board also approved a three-year service agreement with Austell's Rehabilitation for OT/PT/Speech (effective 07/01/2026) and a three-year Niman Associates agreement for orientation, mobility, vision and hearing services.
The board approved an engagement letter with McNeese, Wallace & Newrick LLC to provide Title IX training to administrators and HR staff and discussed the district's use of outside labor counsel for specialized employment matters. One board member urged prioritizing Bucks County law firms for legal work; another board member and staff explained that certain niche trainings and labor issues routinely use outside specialists and that Title IX training certification must be renewed. The engagement for labor and employment advice with an outside firm at $345 per hour, capped at $10,000 without further board approval, passed on a recorded vote of 6–2.
The board also presented policies for initial distribution and adopted policy 2.18.1 (weapons), policy 6.10 (purchases subject to bid/quotation) and policy 6.11 (purchases budgeted); those adoptions were recorded as passing 8–0. Finance items — bills, investments and budget transfers for March and April 2026 — were approved on the consent agenda.
Board members asked staff to seek local counsel where feasible and to consult the board solicitor when matters exceed the solicitor's purview. The transcript records no challenges to the substance of the Title IX training proposal; debate centered on vendor selection and county-based procurement priorities.
Major contract and MOU approvals included renewals with Bucks County Children & Youth for transportation of foster students, renewal of an MOU with the Bucks County Intermediate Unit for Head Start and pre-K counts and early childhood programs, a contract addendum extending virtual mental-health services with Gaggle through May 31, 2027 (no additional cost), and an agreement with Maxim Healthcare Services Inc. to supply substitute registered nurses and licensed practical nurses for 08/19/2026–08/19/2027. The board also approved a three-year service agreement with Austell's Rehabilitation for OT/PT/Speech (effective 07/01/2026) and a three-year Niman Associates agreement for orientation, mobility, vision and hearing services.
The board approved an engagement letter with McNeese, Wallace & Newrick LLC to provide Title IX training to administrators and HR staff and discussed the district's use of outside labor counsel for specialized employment matters. One board member urged prioritizing Bucks County law firms for legal work; another board member and staff explained that certain niche trainings and labor issues routinely use outside specialists and that Title IX training certification must be renewed. The engagement for labor and employment advice with an outside firm at $345 per hour, capped at $10,000 without further board approval, passed on a recorded vote of 6–2.
The board also presented policies for initial distribution and adopted policy 2.18.1 (weapons), policy 6.10 (purchases subject to bid/quotation) and policy 6.11 (purchases budgeted); those adoptions were recorded as passing 8–0. Finance items — bills, investments and budget transfers for March and April 2026 — were approved on the consent agenda.
Board members asked staff to seek local counsel where feasible and to consult the board solicitor when matters exceed the solicitor's purview. The transcript records no challenges to the substance of the Title IX training proposal; debate centered on vendor selection and county-based procurement priorities.
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