A native of southern West Virginia, Denise is uniquely experienced in the education law area. For many years, she served as an administrative law judge for the Public Employees Grievance Board, authoring hundreds of administrative decisions that are still recognized precedent in the field of West Virginia school personnel law. Most recently before joining the firm, Denise was the personnel director for Harrison County Schools in Clarksburg, West Virginia, providing both legal services and human resources management for a large school system. Because of her background in the very specific field of West Virginia school law and her experience as a central office administrator, Denise has a unique understanding of the issues facing our board of education clients. She is an of counsel member of the Labor and Employment Department, focusing on education law practice.
Memberships & Affiliations
· West Virginia State Bar
Publications
April 17, 2012, "Summer Time" Means "Summer Seniority" for Service Personnel
January 31, 2012, Yes Auditors, Our Legislation Encourages "Deadhead" Travel
December 8, 2011, Personnel Season: Open Governmental Proceedings Act
August 24, 2011, Autism Mentors; As if Determining the Classification Weren't Already Hard Enough
July 29, 2011, Public Education Teacher Selection Process Not So Simple...
June 9, 2011, Clarifying When Competency Testing Must be Provided to Service Personnel
April 12, 2011, Work Session, Discussion, or Board "Meeting"
March 15, 2011, Upcoming Changes to Your County's Bullying, Harassment and Intimidation Policy
March 1, 2011, Does your County's Personnel Agenda Comply with the Open Governmental Proceedings Act?
Presentations
November 1, 2011, "Preparing for the 2011-2012 Personnel Season," Summit Conference Center, Charleston, WV
October 3, 2011, "Confidentiality Workshop for School Administrators," Hampshire County Board of Education
August 17, 2011, "Legal Update for School Personnel," Pocahontas County Board of Education
August 15, 2011, "Coaching in the 21st Century: Legal and Ethical Issues," Mingo County Board of Education
August 1, 2011, "Evaluation of School Personnel," Pocahontas County Board of Education
July 19, 2011, "Administrators' Academy," Monroe County Board Of Education
June 7, 2011, "Confidentiality," Mineral County Board of Education - Workshop
May 10, 2011, "A Refresher on Policy 5310 for the Personnel Office and What it Means to a Personnel Director When Considering Potential Termination of An Employee," West Virginia School Personnel Association, Inc.
February 18, 2011, "Legal Update for School Counselors," West Virginia School Counselor Association
December 17, 2010, "Preparing For Personnel Season," RESA 7
December 13, 2010, "Collection, Maintenance, and Disclosure of Student Data," Mineral County Board of Education