Jan 1, 2010
Tueth Keeney’s Illinois school law practice group has announced the dates for their upcoming annual Spring Semester legal seminars. This year’s seminars will focus on Spring Semester Legal Issues for the School Administrator. There will be two opportunities to attend the seminar, at two locations in Southern Illinois. On Wednesday, February 10, 2010, the Tueth Keeney seminar will be held at Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville in the Morris University Center from 8 AM to 12 PM. A complimentary lunch
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Sep 18, 2009
Minimizing legal risks to its clients is an important focus of Tueth Keeney. To minimize a client’s legal risks, Tueth Keeney attorneys often present in-services for its clients. Merry C. Rhoades and Laura E. Hemmer recently contributed their time and expertise to provide an in-service for Mid-State Special Education Cooperative. Mid-State Special Education, located in Central Illinois, is a four county joint agreement, which provides services to children with special needs, age 3 through 21 inclusive, who reside in the
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Oct 10, 2008
Attorneys Merry Rhoades and D. Shane Jones participated as speakers in the Regional Office of Education #40 In-Service which took place on October 10, 2008. ROE #40 is the regional office of education for Calhoun, Greene, Jersey and Macoupin counties in Illinois. Merry and Shane were asked to speak regarding the topic of Responding to Employee Accommodation Requests: Avoiding Legal Pitfalls. Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to advising and educating school administrators on the complex and ever-changing legal
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Oct 8, 2008
Merry Rhoades and D. Shane Jones, shareholders with Tueth Keeney, presented at the 12th Annual Southern Illinois University – Carbondale School Law Conference. The conference on October 8, 2008 was sponsored by the Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education and the College of Education and Human Services, and was attended by over 160 school administrators. Merry and Shane presented on the topic Issues Surrounding Employee Accommodation Requests. Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to the advising and educating
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Sep 18, 2008
Merry Rhoades, partner and shareholder for Tueth Keeney, gave a presentation on Section 504 Basics to the faculty and administrators of Alton Community Unit School District No. 11 on September 18, 2008. Merry gave the attendees an overview of the school’s obligations towards disabled students. Minimizing legal risks to its clients is an important focus of Tueth Keeney. To minimize a client’s legal risks, Tueth Keeney attorneys often present in-services for its clients. Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment
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Aug 6, 2008
Tueth Keeney attorneys, Merry Rhoades and Laura Hemmer, conducted a two day in-service for educators in South Macoupin County. The in-service took place on August 5th and August 6th, 2008, and provided Back-to-School information on the Ins and Outs of Compliance with IDEA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Merry and Laura specifically focused on writing a defensible IEP, the disciplining of a special education student, responding to parent provided evaluations, and response to intervention. Minimizing legal
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Jun 6, 2008
Merry Rhoades, Tueth Keeney partner and shareholder, held a special education in-service for Mid-State Special Education Joint Agreement on June 6, 2008. The presentation was held at the Taylorville Extension Office and was titled Special Education In-Service: Special Education Discipline, Residency, Class Size and Workload Regulations, and Initial Evaluations. The presentation was broken down into sections addressing topics such as Discipline and the Special Education Student: A Practical Guide; Residency and Responsibility for Payment for Special Education Services – Are
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May 15, 2008
Tueth Keeney partner, Merry Rhoades spoke to Murphysboro Community Unit School District No. 186 Supervisors regarding Investigating Claims of Misconduct in Schools. On May 15, 2008, Merry outlined potential situations necessitating investigation, potential sources of liability, and the power of the school district to investigate misconduct. Minimizing legal risks to its clients is an important focus of Tueth Keeney. To minimize a client’s legal risks, Tueth Keeney attorneys often present in-services for its clients. Tueth Keeney is proud of its
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Mar 6, 2008
Tueth Keeney partners Merry Rhoades and D. Shane Jones were speakers at the Illinois Association of School Boards – Egyptian Division’s Semi-Annual Conference and Dinner Meeting on March 6, 2008. The Illinois Association of School Boards is a voluntary organization of local boards of education dedicated to strengthening the public schools through local citizen control. Merry and Shane discussed the future of collective bargaining. They specifically focused on what types of new issues and topics were likely to be brought
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Feb 28, 2008
Tueth Keeney shareholder Merry C. Rhoades was a featured speaker at the Illinois Association of School Boards – Shawnee Division’s Semi-Annual Conference and Dinner Meeting held on February 28, 2008. The Illinois Association of School Boards is a voluntary organization of local boards of education dedicated to strengthening the public schools through local citizen control. Merry was asked to speak on School District Reorganization Options. Current Illinois law allows several different options for school districts to reorganize. Merry covered these
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Laura E. Hemmer
Merry Rhoades
Robert L. Jackstadt