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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Feb 1, 2008
Tueth Keeney education attorneys, Merry Rhoades and Laura Hemmer spent February 1, 2008 speaking with the faculty of Roxana Community Unit School District No. 1 regarding the Family Education Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) and Social Networks. 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 to the advising and educating of school administrators
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Oct 10, 2007
Tueth Keeney attorneys, Merry Rhoades and D. Shane Jones were featured presenters at the 11th Annual Southern Illinois University School Administrators’ Legal Roundtable. The Legal Roundtable took place on October 10, 2007 on the campus of Southern Illinois University – Carbondale. Merry and Shane spoke on the New Special Education Regulations: Class Size, Work Load and the Impact on School Management. They specifically discussed special education class size requirements and the collective bargaining implications of the new class size regulations.
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Sep 27, 2007
Merry Rhoades and D. Shane Jones presented an in-service at the Regional Office of Education for Calhoun, Greene, Jersey and Macoupin Counties. The legal in-service took place on September 27, 2007 at the Jerseyville office of ROE #40. Merry and Shane spoke on the New Special Education Regulations: Class Size, Work Load and the Impact on School Management. Minimizing legal risks to its clients is an important focus of Tueth Keeney. To minimize a client’s legal risks, Tueth Keeney attorneys
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May 5, 2007
Tueth Keeney partner, Merry Rhoades was a speaker at the Illinois Association of School Boards’ Comprehensive Workshop for Board Presidents that took place on May 5, 2007 in Carbondale, Illinois. Merry spoke to a number of school board president’s regarding the Illinois Open Meetings Act. The Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) is a voluntary organization of local boards of education dedicated to strengthening the public schools through local citizen control. The mission of the Illinois Association of School Boards
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May 5, 2007
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to statewide educational organizations. Tueth Keeney attorney Merry Rhoades presented on the topic of the Illinois Open Meetings Act at a retreat held for Board Presidents on May 5, 2007 at the Touch of Nature near Carbondale, Illinois. Merry discussed the details of the Illinois Open Meetings Act with a focus on keeping the Board of Education in compliance with the procedures for conducting an open
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Mar 30, 2007
Tueth Keeney shareholder Merry Rhoades was a featured presenter at the 2007 St. Clair County Teachers’ Institute. The presentation took place on March 30, 2007 at Belleville East High School. Merry spoke about Confidentiality: Avoiding Legal Liability as a Teacher. The session focused on recent court challenges regarding disclosure of confidential information. The Teachers’ Institute is sponsored by the St. Clair County Regional Office of Education. Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to the advising and educating of school
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Mar 1, 2007
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to statewide educational organizations. Tueth Keeney attorney Merry Rhoades presented at a break-out session at the March 1, 2007 meeting of the Egyptian Division of the IASB. At the request of IASB Field Services Director Dave Love, Merry discussed the changes to the Illinois Open Meetings Act. In her presentation, Merry focused on the definition of a “meeting” and changes regarding electronic communication between Board members.
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Dec 13, 2006
Firm shareholder Merry Rhoades recently presented an in-service to the faculty of Signal Hill School District on December 13, 2006. Merry spoke with the faculty regarding the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Illinois School Student Records Act (ISSRA) and offered insights into the way the legislation relates to student confidentiality issues. 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
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Dec 6, 2006
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 to the advising and educating of school administrators on the complex and ever changing legal issues facing public schools. Firm shareholder, Merry Rhoades volunteered her time to speak with the Illinois Association of School Administrators Wabash Division regarding recent litigation affecting school district administrators on
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Laura E. Hemmer