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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Centennial school board primary race: Here's who's on the ballot
Centennial school board seats are opening up in each of the three regions, giving voters across the district a chance to have their voices heard at the primary ballot box Today is the primary and polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and mail-in ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. Bucks County election results will be available Tuesday night after the polls close. The winners of the party primaries will face off in the November general election, seeking a four-year term in Regions 1, 2 and 3 in a district that is facing allegations of gender discrimination in teacher pay, while coming up against intense criticism in its search for a new superintendent. Seven of the eight candidates are cross-filed, which means they will each appear on both Democratic and Republican ballots in the regions they would represent. Mary Alice Brancato is the one exception, running as a Republican only in Region 3. Candidates running for a four-year term in Region 1 (vote for one): Flemming Godiksen, registered to vote as a Republican Elizabeth Montalvo, registered to vote as a Democrat Candidates running for a four-year term in Region 2 (vote for one): Krista DiPaola, registered to vote as a Democrat Mark Gindhart, registered to vote as a Republican Candidates running for a four-year term in Region 3 (vote for two): Mary Alice Brancato, registered to vote as a Republican Karen M.S. Krieger, registered to vote as a Democrat Jane Schrader Lynch, registered to vote as a Republican but endorsed by the Bucks County Democrats Mark Werner, registered to vote as a Republican This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Centennial school board primary election includes all three regions
CBS News
14-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Parents voice concerns about Pennsylvania school district's potential superintendent hire
Parents and members of the Concerned Citizens of the Centennial School District packed the school board's work session Tuesday night, eager to make their concerns heard about the potential hiring of former Central Bucks Superintendent Abram Lucabaugh. "Dr. Lucabaugh has a track record of adopting and enforcing policies at Central Bucks that were very exclusive," one parent said. "One of the things I'm thinking about is why would you want to bring this distraction or someone with this amount of baggage into the school district," another parent said. At the start of the meeting, Centennial School District Board President Mary Alice Brancato addressed the room, which led to a back-and-forth among board members and parents, with some clearly at odds. "I have been the subject of some very unsettling rumors. … I have not forced anyone to select Dr. Lucabaugh for the next superintendent," Brancato said. Lucabaugh resigned from Central Bucks in 2023. He received more than $700,000 in a severance agreement. Central Bucks has faced backlash for a number of policies under his leadership, including rules that barred pride flags and banned certain books and directives to not use students' preferred names and pronouns. The board says there have been two rounds of interviews with dozens of candidates considered, but parents are calling out a lack of transparency in the hiring process, along with the potential financial and legal risks. A town hall is set for May 22 with a final vote scheduled for May 27.
