Tulsa School of Arts And Sciences

BOT Regular Meeting

Published on September 4, 2026 at 11:54 AM CDT

Date and Time

Tuesday September 8, 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   Cricket Moore 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Cricket Moore 3 m
    Approve minutes for BOT Regular Meeting on August 11, 2026  
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. Faculty Council Report FYI Wes Hill 5 m
   

Wes Hill: History and Social Studies Department Chair

 
  D. Friends of TSAS Report FYI Daniel Sharples 5 m
III. Executive Session 5:55 PM
  A. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve convening into Executive Session as authorized by Title 25 O. S. (2001) Section 307. B 1. Vote Cricket Moore 1 m
  B. Executive Session Discuss Cricket Moore 5 m
   
  1. Discussion and consideration of recommendation to invite Amber Maner to serve as a TSAS Board Member.
     
 
IV. Reconvene into Open Session 6:01 PM
  A. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve reconvening to Open Session. Vote Cricket Moore 1 m
  B. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve Amber Maner to serve as a TSAS Board Member. Vote Cricket Moore 3 m
   

Three-year term: September 2026–September 2029.

 
V. Finance 6:05 PM
  A. August Financials Discuss Mickey Peercy 10 m
  B. Approval of General Fund Purchase Orders, #70–86. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  C. Review of Activity Fund Purchase Orders, #2–5. Discuss Liesa Smith 5 m
  D. Discussion and consideration and vote to approve or not approve opening 9 new Activity Fund accounts for new clubs and/or programs. Vote Liesa Smith 3 m
   
  1. Class of 2027
  2. Soccer
  3. Campfire
  4. Ping-Pong Club
  5. Silent Book Club
  6. Lego Club
  7. Raps 101
  8. Capstone
  9. Boiling Point 
 
  E. Discussion and consideration and vote to approve or not approve SY27 Estimate of Needs. Vote Liesa Smith 3 m
VI. Governance & Oversight 6:31 PM
  A. Discussion, consideration and vote to renew Dr. Emily Mortimer for a second term as a member of the TSAS Board of Trustees. Vote Cricket Moore 3 m
   

Dates effective: July 2026 - July 2029

 
  B. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve revised bylaws of the TSAS foundation: Friends of TSAS. Vote Daniel Sharples 5 m
   

Guest: Ryan Starkweather — President, Friends of TSAS

 
  C. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve overnight, out-of-state Experience Learning class field trip to St. Louis, Missouri. Vote Dan Hahn 3 m
   

Request for Board approval for an overnight, out-of-state Experience Learning trip to St. Louis, Missouri, with educational stops in Hannibal, Missouri; Cahokia, Illinois; and Joplin, Missouri. The trip is a direct extension of students’ coursework, providing opportunities to explore sites connected to authors including Mark Twain, Kate Chopin, Maya Angelou, and Langston Hughes, as well as the Indigenous history and cultural heritage of the region through sites including Cahokia Mounds. Students will connect texts and historical study to the places and communities that shaped them, with an emphasis on inquiry, engagement, cultural understanding, and experiential learning. All TSAS Student Handbook expectations and established academic, attendance, behavioral, and safety requirements will remain in effect throughout the trip.

 
  D. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve policy regarding implementation of Fentanyl Awareness Education Program (Rain's Law). Vote Liesa Smith 3 m
  E. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the revised Admissions Policy. Vote Liesa Smith 3 m
  F. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the new Transfer Policy. Vote Liesa Smith 3 m
  G. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve SY27 days-to-hours school calendar calculation. Vote Liesa Smith 3 m
VII. Standard Order of Business
VIII. Unfinished Business
IX. New Business
  A. In accordance with Oklahoma Statutes Title 5 § 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