Harding Charter Preparatory School District
Minutes
Regular Governance Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Location
District Office
12600 N. Kelley Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK, 73131
Directors Present
Angela Parker, Brent Bushey, Jorge Chavez, Lisa Miller, Rachel Durham, Sacha Almanza, Taylor Cornelson, Tiffany Ellis
Directors Absent
Conner Mulvaney, Michelle Hudson
Ex Officio Members Present
Judy Luster, Lou Falsetti
Non Voting Members Present
Judy Luster, Lou Falsetti
Guests Present
Pat McKinstry, Rachel Dowell, Steven Stefanick
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
Lisa Miller called a meeting of the board of directors of Harding Charter Preparatory School District to order on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
II. Recognitions
A.
Teacher of the Month - Deanne Strothers, Amina Dahmouch, and Caitlin Timmons.
Steven Stefanick stated that all our January's teacher of the month do an outstanding job at the Collecting Evidence of Learning task,
III. Committee Reports
A.
Executive Committee
Lisa Miller stated that at the Special Meeting in a few weeks. There will be more information on adding a new Finance Committee chairperson.
B.
Finance Committee
No report.
C.
Academic Committee
The committee has set a date to discuss priorities.
D.
Communications Committee
No report.
E.
Superintendent Evaluation
LIsa Miller reported for Conner Mulvaney. Conner Mulvaney sent out a Superintendent survey. But we don't have the results of that survey at the time of the board meeting.
IV. Consent Agenda
A.
Regular Governance Board Minutes 1/13/2026
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the minutes from Regular Governance Board Meeting on 01-13-26.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
HCP Personnel Report
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the HCP Personnel Report.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Purchase Order Changes Report
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the Purchase Order Changes Report.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Monthly Financial Report
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the Monthly Financial Report.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
E.
General Fund Purchase Orders (136-152)
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the General Fund Purchase Orders (136-152).
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
F.
Building Fund Purchase Orders (24)
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the Building Fund Purchase Orders (24).
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
G.
Gift Fund Purchase Orders (81-83)
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the Gift Fund Purchase Orders (81-83).
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
H.
Monthly Credit Card Statement
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the Monthly Credit Card Statement.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
I.
Charter School Program Grant Update
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the Charter School Program Grant Update.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
J.
Quote from Worthington Direct for middle school classroom furniture in the amount of $94,698.00.
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the quote from Worthington Direct for middle school classroom furniture in the amount of $94,698.00.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
K.
Quote from Quo Vadimus Technologies LLC for 10 high school interactive whiteboards in the amount of $39,960.00.
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the quote from Quo Vadimus LLC for 10 high school interactive whiteboards in the amount of $39,960.00.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
L.
Quote from Quo Vadimus Technologies LLC for 280 student laptops in the amount of $142,192.40 to be added in the future budget and purchased in 2026-2027.
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the quote from Quo Vadimus LLC for 280 student laptops in the amount of $142,192.40 to be added in the future budget and purchased in 2026-2027.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
M.
Renewal Contract with IXL Learning for ELA and Math instructional support.
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve Renewal Contract with IXL Learning for ELA and Math instructional support.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
N.
Renewal Contract with Funds for Learning, LLC for E-Rate Consulting Services.
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the Renewal Contract with Funds for Learning, LLC for E-Rate Consulting Services.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
O.
Infinity Change Order Documentation for Early Childhood Education Renovations.
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the Infinity Change Order Documentation for Early Childhood Education Renovations.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
V. Superintendent's Report
A.
Superintendent Report
Steven Stefanick gave a shout out to the Middle School Cheerleading team. The cheer team earned the Championship rating at the Redline Game Day competition.
The hiring team has chosen Vivian Garcia for the Principal of the Early Childhood Center for next school year.
VI. Informational Items
A.
Priority Plan 2025-2026 Progress
Rachel Dowell explained the Priority Plan and showed some increases in student ratings.
The board members were happy with the presentation stated that the information was very informative.
B.
Resignation letter of community member, Tyler Stroud.
See Attachemnt.
VII. Action Items
A.
Discussion and board action regarding the HCP Financial Audit 2024-2025.
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the HCP Financial Audit 2024-2025.
Tiffany Ellis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Discussion and board action on partnering with Kelly Services for substitute teaching support in 2026-2027.
Taylor Cornelson made a motion to approve the partnering with Kelly Services for substitute teaching support in 2026-2027.
Brent Bushey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Discussion and board action on revisions to the Teacher Empowerment Program policy effective immediately.
Taylor Cornelson made a motion to approve the revisions to the Teacher Empowerment Program Policy effective immediately.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Discussion and board action on revisions to the Performance Review policy effective in 2026-2027.
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the revisions to the Performance Review policy effective in 20216-2027.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
E.
Discussion and board action on revisions to the Sick Leave Policy effective in 2026-2027.
Taylor Cornelson made a motion to approve the revisions to the Sick Leave Policy effective in 2026-2027.
Sacha Almanza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
F.
Discussion and board action on district mascot selection.
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve and select option 2 of the district mascot.
Angela Parker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
G.
Discussion and board action on adding third bus to DSL contract for shuttle system.
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve the addition of a third bus to the DSL contract for shuttle system.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
H.
Discussion and board action on adding an additional second grade class at HCP Elementary School at Kelley in 2026-2027.
Taylor Cornelson made a motion to approve the addition of an additional second grade class to the HCP Elementary School at Kelley in 2026-2027.
Rachel Durham seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
I.
Discussion and action on giving authority to Superintendent to spend no more than $625,000.00 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.
Brent Bushey made a motion to approve giving authority to Superintendent to spend no more than $625,000.00 total for the elementary school renovation project (early childhood center, parking lot, and gym HVAC) in coordination with he landlord, KLS Leasing ll, and providing documentation of all change orders at each monthly board meeting.
Angela Parker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
VIII. Executive Session
A.
Motion to enter into Executive Session for discussions pursuant to 25 O.S.ยง, 307 (B)(1) and (3) for the purpose of discussing:
Angela Parker made a motion to move into Executive Session at 8:04 pm.
Tiffany Ellis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
IX. Action on Executive Session
A.
Action, if any, concerning executive session items.
There was no action taken on the executive session topics.
X. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Judy Luster
Angela Parker-Celestine arrived at 6:57 pm.