The Missouri Council of School Administrators (MCSA) invited the firm of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. to produce a series of professional development training videos on various legal topics. The training videos will be available for members of the MCSA to view on the MCSA's website. The MCSA is the umbrella organization for two autonomous statewide professional associations of public school administrators. The Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA) serves school superintendents. The Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals (MAESP) serves elementary and middle school principals.
The videos were created by Celynda Brasher and Margaret Hesse, Tueth Keeney shareholders, as well as by Michelle Basi, Kate Nash, Amy Clendennen and Dan Rhoads, firm associates. The topics included: Individual Liability under the Missouri Human Rights Act, Teacher Non-Renewal and Termination: Importance of Evaluation and Remediation; Collective Bargaining: Litigation in the Absence of Legislation; Visitor Policies: Restricting Access to School Facilities and Students; Student First Amendment Issues; Navigating the Electronic Universe: Student, Teachers and Administrators on Facebook and Beyond. The videos were produced in the firm's offices and will be available on the MCSA's website beginning July 7, 2010.
Celynda L. Brasher practices in the areas of education, labor and employment law. She represents school districts in employment and termination matters, student rights and discipline, special education, school finance, civil rights, contracts, church/state issues, and Hancock Amendment challenges. She represents public and private employers in discrimination defense, union organization, unemployment compensation, wage/hour compliance and terminations. Celynda has litigation experience in state and federal courts and administrative agencies.
Margaret Hesse primarily practices in the areas of education law, employment law and litigation. She has represented school districts in employment matters, including Title VII, the Safe Schools Act, Title IX, and the Equal Pay Act. She has represented employers in labor matters before the United States Department of Labor/Wage and Hour Division and the Illinois Commission of Human Rights.
Michelle H. Basi practices in the areas of education and immigration. Michelle previously served as a Summer Associate with the Firm. She represents public entities with respect to employment and termination matters, wage-hour compliance, student discipline and student rights, civil rights, and church/state issues.
Kate Nash practices primarily in the areas of education, litigation, labor and employment law. Kate has extensive experience representing private and public employers in all areas of employment law. She has experience advising employers as to all matters of human resource policy issues, specifically ensuring that employers are in compliance with state and federal labor and employment laws. She practices primarily in Missouri and Illinois state and federal courts. She has also represented clients in matters before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Missouri Human Rights Commission and the Illinois Department of Human Rights.
Amy Clendennen practices primarily in the areas of education, litigation, labor and employment law. Amy has extensive experience advising employers on human relations and labor policies. She has litigated claims in state and federal courts in Missouri, Illinois, California, and New York. Amy has also represented clients in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Missouri Human Rights Commission and the Illinois Department of Human Rights.
Daniel J. Rhoads practices primarily in the area of education law and also works in litigation. Dan has experience trying cases in the associate circuit courts. In his first year as a licensed attorney, Dan tried six cases on the record, including one jury trial. In law school, Dan participated in the trial practicum and in moot court competitions. Dan argued before Chief Justice John Roberts, among other distinguished jurists, in the finals of Washington University's Moot Court tournament in 2007. At graduation, Dan was inducted into the Order of Barristers.
The law firm of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. has one of the largest and most successful education law groups in the country. The Firm regularly serves the legal counsel needs of approximately 150 school districts throughout Missouri. The Firm also has one of the largest school law practices in Central and Southern Illinois.