Tulsa School of Arts And Sciences

Board of Trustees Regular Board Meeting - May 13, 2025

Published on May 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM CDT

Date and Time

Tuesday May 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM CDT

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes 1 m
II. Reports 5:32 PM
  A. Head of School's Report FYI Liesa Smith 10 m
  B. Principal's Report FYI Dan Hahn 10 m
  C. Faculty Council's Report FYI 5 m
III. Finance 5:57 PM
  A. April Financials Discuss Liesa Smith 10 m
  B. Approval of General Fund Purchase Orders, #138-141 Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  C. Approval of Activity Fund Purchase Orders, ### Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  D. Approval of Activity Fund Purchase Order #32 increase of $1,200. Liesa Smith 5 m
  E. Discussion, consideration and vote to create a new Board policy allowing the Head of School to approve Purchase Order increases not to exceed $2,500 without requiring Board approval. Vote Emily Mortimer
  F. Discussion Consideration and Vote to approve or not approve the creation of a new Activity Fund for the new Basketball team. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  G. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve transferring $6,200 from Activity Fund #821, Director’s Discretionary, to the new Basketball Activity Fund. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  H. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the Temporary Appropriations for 2025-2026 school year. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  I. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the proposed budget for the 2025-2026 school year. Vote Jesse Stallings 5 m
IV. Vendor Contracts 6:42 PM
  A. Discussion, consideration and vote to renew the contract for TalkingPoints for the 2025-2026 school year. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  B. Discussion, consideration and vote to renew the contract for Sylogist/Wengage for the 2025-2026 school year. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  C. Discussion, consideration and vote to renew the contract for OCAS Accounting for the 2025-2026 school year. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  D. Discussion, consideration and vote to renew the contract for HUB International Insurance for the 2025-2026 school year. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  E. Discussion, consideration and vote to renew the contract for OSSBA for the 2025-2026 school year. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  F. Discussion, consideration and vote to renew the contract for Partners in Wellness for the 2025-2026 school year. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  G. Discussion, consideration and vote to renew the contract for Hickman Law Group for the 2025-2026 school year. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  H. Discussion, consideration and vote to enter into a new contract with H & E Landscape LLC for Groundskeeping services for the 2025-2026 school year. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  I. Discussion, consideration and vote to enter into a new contract with Kunz Janitorial for custodial resources and support for the 2025-2026 school year. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
V. Executive Session 7:27 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 and 7 Vote Emily Mortimer 1 m
VI. Executive Session Discussion Items 7:28 PM
  A. Discussion and consideration of recommendation to hire two full time custodians: Jeron “Jay” Harbert and Melvin Hunter. Discuss Liesa Smith 5 m
  B. Discussion of the 2025-2026 contract recommendations for faculty. Discuss Dan Hahn 10 m
  C. Discussion and consideration of recommendation to hire Dr. Jennifer Edwards for 9th grade English position. Discuss Dan Hahn 5 m
  D. Discussion and consideration of recommendation to hire Matthew Myers for 8th grade English position. Discuss Dan Hahn 5 m
  E. Discussion and consideration of recommendation to hire Maryalice Carrol for 8th grade Math position. Discuss Dan Hahn 5 m
  F. Discussion and consideration of recommendation to modify Colton Tucker’s Special Education Director position to High School Special Education Instructional and Transitional Support. Discuss Liesa Smith 5 m
  G. Discussion and consideration of recommended staff salary increases. Discuss Liesa Smith 5 m
VII. Reconvene into Open Session 8:08 PM
  A. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve reconvening to Open Session. Vote Emily Mortimer 1 m
VIII. Board Membership & Personnel Contract Renewals 8:09 PM
  A. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve hiring Jeron “Jay” Harbert and Melvin Hunter as full-time custodians. Vote Emily Mortimer 5 m
  B. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the 2025-2026 contract recommendations for faculty. Vote Emily Mortimer 5 m
  C. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve hiring Dr. Jennifer Edwards for 9th grade English position Vote Emily Mortimer 5 m
  D. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve hiring Matthew Myers for 8th grade English position. Vote Emily Mortimer 5 m
  E. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve hiring Maryalice Carrol for 8th grade Math position. Vote Emily Mortimer 5 m
  F. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve pay increases of $500 for all non-teaching staff members. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
  G. Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve $3,000 pay increase for Cathy Denton, $1,500 for Daniel Sharples, and $5,000 for Jesse Stallings. Vote Liesa Smith 5 m
IX. Standard Order of Business
X. Unfinished Business
XI. 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. 

 
XII. Citizen Comments
XIII. Announcements
XIV. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote