Tulsa School of Arts And Sciences

BOT Regular Meeting

Published on August 7, 2026 at 1:35 PM CDT

Date and Time

Tuesday August 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM CDT

Location

1202 W. Easton St. Tulsa, OK 74127

TSAS Commons, 2nd Floor

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Ashanti Dumas 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Emily Mortimer 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Emily Mortimer 3 m
II. Reports 5:35 PM
  A. Head of School's Report FYI Liesa Smith 5 m
  B. Principal's Report FYI Dan Hahn 5 m
  C. Friends of TSAS Report FYI Daniel Sharples 5 m
III. Annual Board Officer Election and Reporting Appointments 5:50 PM
  A. Discussion, consideration and action to nominate and elect Board of Trustees officers for the 2026-2027 school and fiscal year. Discuss Emily Mortimer 15 m
   
  1. President -
  2. Vice President - 
  3. Clerk - 
  4. Treasurer -  Jay Jenkins
 
  B. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the nominated Board of Trustees officers for the 2026-2027 school and fiscal year. Vote Emily Mortimer 2 m
  C. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the following recommended appointments for financial and reporting purposes: Vote Liesa Smith 2 m
   
  1. Financial Data Entry Clerk - Jeff Jenkins
  2. Encumbrance Clerk - Ashanti Dumas
  3. Minutes Clerk - Ashanti Dumas
  4. Purchasing Officer - Liesa Smith
  5. Activity Funds Custodian - Ashanti Dumas
  6. Child Nutrition Determining Official - Cathy Denton
  7. Federal Programs Manager - Liesa Smith
 
  D. Discussion and consideration to establish and/or renew board committee chairs. Discuss Emily Mortimer 5 m
IV. Finance and Budget 6:14 PM
  A. July Financials Discuss Mickey Peercy 15 m
  B. Approval of General Fund Purchase Orders, #159-163 for June FY 2026; and #1-59 for July FY 2027. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  C. Approval of Activity Fund Purchase Orders, #64-68 Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  D. Discussion, consideration, and vote to approve or not approve the Request for Approval of State Aid and and/or Federal Funds for Schools Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  E. Discussion, consideration, and vote to approve or not approve the updated stipend schedule for school year 2027. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  F. Discussion, consideration, and vote to approve or not approve a $2,000 salary increase for Dr. Liesa Smith, TSAS Head of School for the 2027 school year. Vote Mickey Peercy 3 m
V. Contracts & Agreements 6:52 PM
  A. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve a natural gas fixed rate agreement with Clearwater Enterprises for SY 27. Vote Liesa Smith 3 m
  B. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the Memorandum of Understanding with Second Wind Bicycles for bicycle education program in SY 27. Vote Dan Hahn 3 m
  C. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the Memorandum of Understanding with Tulsa Technology Center for their Career Academy program in SY 27. Vote Liesa Smith 3 m
VI. Policy and Governance 7:01 PM
  A. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the amended Protection of Pupil Rights policy. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  B. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the ammended Civil Rights and Harassment Grievance policy. Vote Liesa Smith 3 m
  C. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the ammended Riley Rule policy. Vote Liesa Smith 3 m
  D. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the 2026-2027 asbestos notification. Vote Liesa Smith 3 m
VII. Standard Order of Business
VIII. Unfinished Business
IX. New Business
  A. In accordance with Oklahoma Statutes Title 5 ยง 311 (A) (9)
   

New business is limited to any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting this agenda. 

 
X. Citizen Comments
XI. Announcements
XII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote