I.
Opening Items
6:00 PM
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
1 m
II.
Recognitions
6:01 PM
A.
Teacher of the Month - Derek Donwerth, Jennette McFarland, and Pam Lehman.
FYI
1 m
B.
Recognition of Principal West and Staff for excellence on the 2024-2025 Oklahoma State Report Card.
FYI
1 m
C.
Recognition of Principal Hughes and Staff for excellence on the 2024-2025 Oklahoma State Report Card.
FYI
1 m
III.
Public Comments
IV.
Committee Reports
6:04 PM
A.
Executive Committee
FYI
Lisa Miller
3 m
B.
Finance Committee
FYI
Tyler Stroud
3 m
C.
Academic Committee
FYI
Michelle Hudson
3 m
D.
Communications Committee
FYI
Rachel Durham
3 m
E.
Superintendent Evaluation
FYI
Conner Mulvaney
3 m
V.
Consent Agenda
6:19 PM
Each of the below action items are subject to being modified and/or amended during the meeting.
A.
Regular Governance Board Minutes 12/09/2025
Approve Minutes
1 m
Minutes for Regular Governance Board Meeting on December 9, 2025
B.
HCP Personnel Report
Vote
1 m
C.
Purchase Order Changes Report
Vote
1 m
D.
Monthly Financial Report
Vote
1 m
E.
General Fund Purchase Orders (130-135)
Vote
1 m
F.
Building Fund Purchase Orders (no new purchase orders)
Vote
1 m
G.
Gift Fund Purchase Orders (76-80)
Vote
1 m
H.
Monthly Credit Card Statement
Vote
1 m
I.
Charter School Program Grant Update
Vote
1 m
J.
Quote from The Plumber OKC for elementary school bottle fillers for a total amount of $12,600.00.
Vote
1 m
K.
Quote from KI Furniture for early childhood furniture in the amount of $40,270.02.00
Vote
1 m
L.
Quote from Interior Connections, LLC for early childhood furniture delivery and installation in the amount of $3,850.00
Vote
1 m
M.
Quote from KI Furniture for elementary school library furniture in the amount of $36,132.91.
Vote
1 m
N.
Quote from Interior Connections, LLC for elementary school library furniture delivery and installation in the amount of $3,600.00
Vote
1 m
O.
Quote from Scholastic for elementary school library novels in the amount of $15,036.08.
Vote
1 m
P.
Quote from Wenger Corporation for absorber wall panels at the elementary school in the amount of $4,004.33.
Vote
1 m
Q.
Quote from Didax for math manipulative kits at the elementary school in the amount of $2,764.50.
Vote
1 m
R.
Quote from Learning Without Tears for handwriting curriculum at the elementary school in the amount of $3,339.80.
Vote
1 m
S.
Quote from Oklahoma Copier Solution for the purchase of a copier machine for the early childhood center in the amount of $6,500.00.
Vote
1 m
T.
Quote from Cengage Learning for Big Ideas math curriculum at the elementary school in the amount of $8.181.00.
Vote
1 m
U.
Quote from Lakeshore for 3rd and 4th grade consumables at the elementary school in the amount of $13,050.14.
Vote
1 m
V.
Quote from Quo Vadimus for classroom student headsets elementary school in the amount of $3,447.36.
Vote
1 m
W.
Quote from SchoolOutfitters for interior floor mats at the elementary school in the amount of $4,189.55.
Vote
Jami West
1 m
X.
Quote from Apptegy for new website, mobile application, alert system, and newsletter templates for $4,866.67 in FY26 and $14,730.00 in FY27.
Vote
1 m
Y.
Change Order Requests from Infinity Restoration and Construction for site plans for early childhood center and parking lot for elementary school.
Vote
1 m
VI.
Superintendent's Report
6:44 PM
A.
Superintendent Report
FYI
Steven Stefanick
10 m
VII.
Informational Items
6:54 PM
A.
Winter 2025 Map Growth Report
Rachel Dowell
20 m
VIII.
Action Items
7:14 PM
Each of the below Consent items are subject to being modified and/or amended during the meeting.
A.
Discussion and action on adopting the 2026-2027 Academic and Staff Calendar.
Vote
10 m
B.
Discussion and action on agreement with Western Governors University and Oklahoma Public School Resource Center for Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway (TAP)
Vote
20 m
C.
Discussion and action on approving Steven Stefanick, Pat McKinstry, and Judy Luster as fund advisors for the Independence Charter Middle School Endowment Fund.
Vote
5 m
D.
Discussion and action on moving Money Market account into Fund 81 and giving authority to the superintendent to use such funds for the purpose of supporting athletic programs through the branding changes.
Vote
5 m
E.
Discussion and action on giving authority to Superintendent to spend no more than $550,000.00 total for the elementary school renovation projects (early childhood center, parking lot, and gym HVAC) in coordination with the landlord, KLS Leasing II, and provide documentation of all change orders at each monthly board meeting.
Vote
5 m
IX.
Executive Session
7:59 PM
A.
Motion to enter into Executive Session for discussions pursuant to 25 O.S.§, 307 (B)(1) and (3) for the purpose of discussing:
Vote
20 m
i. the appraisal and sale of real property for school facility space.
ii. the evaluation and employment of superintendent, Steven Stefanick
X.
Action on Executive Session
8:19 PM
A.
Action, if any, concerning executive session items.
Vote
1 m
XI.
New Business
XII.
Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Vote
