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Under the Canopy School

General Board Meeting

Under the Canopy School
Published on July 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM CDT

Date and Time

Tuesday July 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM CDT

Location

UTC Office

1110 S. Yale Ave.

Tulsa, OK. 74112

Persons who require a special accommodation to participate in these meetings should contact the Under the Canopy offices, 1110 South Yale Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74112, (918) 205-1193, or via Email: info@underthecanopy.org, as far in advance as possible and preferably at least 48-hours before the date of the meeting. Persons using a TDD may contact OKLAHOMA RELAY at 1-800-722-0353 and voice calls should be made to 1-800-522-8506 to communicate via telephone with hearing telephone users and vice versa.

 

Authority: Title 25 Oklahoma Statutes, Section 311.A.1.


 

The agenda for this meeting was posted with the County Clerk, at our principal place of business, and online, 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Stan Khrapak 1 m
  C. Approve minutes - June 24, 2025 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Stan Khrapak 5 m
     
II. Reminder:
III. For Vote 6:07 PM
 

These items are for consideration, discussion, and possible approval, denial, adoption, amendment, or revision by the board.


 

  
  A. Landmark Outdoor Services Proposal Vote Kris Miller 5 m
   

Lawn care service from July 2025 - June 2026.

  
  B. School contractors Agreement Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
   

Contract to be used for all school contractors and after school workers.

  
  C. Approve contracts for UTCS Admin Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 3 m
   
  • Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek, Head of School
  • Amber Gates, Instructional Leader
  • Kristin Miller, Operations Manager
  
  D. Lighting Installation Proposal Vote Kris Miller 3 m
  E. Vote to approve amending the procurement policy Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
IV. Old Business
V. Reports 6:28 PM
 

These items are for consideration, discussion, and possible approval, denial, adoption, amendment, or revision:


 

  
  A. Fundraising committee report FYI Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  B. Governance/Legal Committee FYI Patrick Boulden 5 m
VI. Discussion 6:38 PM
 

Other than discussion, no action by the board will be taken.


 

  
  A. Board evaluations 5 m
   

Discuss board evaluations and ways to strengthen our board, especially around fundraising. 

  
VII. NEW BUSINESS:
 

New business is any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of the posting of this agenda. 25 O.S. Subsection 311.A.10


 

  
VIII. Proposals for Future Agenda Items
 

Board members and UTCS school employees can propose agenda items for upcoming board meetings.

 

  
IX. General Announcements
 

General announcements about any topic, not necessarily UTCS related, by board members.

  
X. Public Comments
 

limited to 3 minutes

  
XI. Closing Items 6:43 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Stan Khrapak 1 m