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Board retains Keane & Beane as school attorney, hires Cullen & Danowski as accountant

OYSTERPONDS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education · July 7, 2026
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Summary

As part of consent appointments the Board retained Keane & Beane P.C. as school attorney (billing rate $235/hr.), contracted Cullen & Danowski, LLP as school accountant at $45,900 annually, and named several statutory designees and stipend-paid internal auditor.

The Board approved a slate of administrative and professional appointments for 2026–2027 as part of the consent agenda. Keane & Beane P.C. was appointed school attorney at a present billing rate of $235 per hour, with the district retaining the right to appoint other attorneys as needed. Cullen & Danowski, LLP was appointed school accountant for the year at an annual cost of $45,900.

Additional appointments included the School Nurse as School Attendance Officer, Linda O'Leary as Records Retention Management Officer and Records Access Officer, Jonathon Boivin as Internal Claims Auditor with a stipend of $1,654, the Superintendent as Residency Housing Officer, and James Best as the AHERA asbestos designee. These consent items carried 7 Yes; 0 No; 0 Abstain.