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Board approves consent agenda, appoints new counsel and okays personnel settlements
Summary
The Board of Education approved routine consent items A–G, appointed Keenan Dean PC as legal counsel effective 04/01/2026, approved two settlement agreements and authorized referral of charges under civil service law §75.
At the meeting the board moved and approved its consent agenda covering minutes, personnel actions, agreements and budget transfers and accepted gifts and donations. The chair read the items and a member moved the consent agenda; the motion was seconded and the chair called the vote.
The board also passed a resolution to end the district’s retainer with Shaw, Carlson, May and Lambert LLP and to appoint Keenan Dean PC as counsel for special-education, personnel and tax/charity matters effective April 1, 2026, contingent on an engagement letter and an orderly transfer of files.
Two settlement and general release resolutions authorizing execution of agreements with employee number 06332 and employee number 07056 were presented and approved. The board further voted to refer charges pursuant to civil service law section 75 and to appoint a hearing officer for that matter.
Each motion was made, seconded and approved during the meeting; the chair called each vote and recorded them as carried (the transcript records the chair saying "All in favor").
