Tueth Keeney shareholders Thomas Tueth, Celynda Brasher and Pete Yelkovac recently created programs to be offered on the Missouri Council of School Administrators' new Online Training Program.  The Missouri Council of School Administrators (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 MCSA Outreach has launched an Online Training Program to bring "anytime, anywhere" professional development to school districts. It is designed to provide convenient and timely training for all members of the school district's administrative team.

Thomas Tueth provided information regarding the Missouri Sunshine Law & Open Meetings Act. Celynda Brasher created a program addressing the ADA, and Pete Yelkovac's program discussed student discipline. Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to advising and educating school administrators on the complex and ever changing legal issues facing public schools.

Thomas E. Tueth practices in the areas of education, higher education, labor and employment and civil litigation law. Tom’s experience includes representation of public school districts, colleges and universities, private schools and not-for-profit organizations throughout Missouri. He counsels and speaks to school officials on a wide variety of topics including employment discrimination, sexual harassment, contracts and tenure, rights of students, negligence and general liability, church and state, school finance and employee organizational matters. Tom provides ongoing advice to dozens of public school districts, private schools and institutions of higher education.

Celynda L. Brasher is a founding Shareholder of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. She practices in the areas of education, litigation and labor and employment law. Celynda represents numerous school districts throughout Missouri. She regularly advises boards of education and administrators on matters involving employee hiring, evaluation, remediation, and termination; student rights and discipline; special education; Section 504; school finance; civil rights; employment and business contracts; the Open Meetings Act; church/state issues; and other constitutional matters. Celynda also represents public, private, and non-profit employers in discrimination defense, collective bargaining, union organization, unemployment compensation, wage/hour compliance and terminations, as well as a variety of other employment law areas.  Celynda has extensive litigation experience in federal and state courts and before federal and state administrative agencies.

Peter G. Yelkovac practices in the areas of education and employment law. Pete regularly counsels public school districts across Missouri and Illinois in all facets of education and employment law. Pete also regularly advises private employers on employment and labor issues. Pete has successfully defended numerous federal and state lawsuits on behalf of public school districts, universities and private employers. He has extensive experience litigating employment discrimination lawsuits and Section 1983 claims involving a variety of constitutional issues.

Missouri Education - 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.