Under the Canopy School

Annual Meeting

Under the Canopy School
Published on July 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM CDT
Amended on July 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM CDT

Date and Time

Wednesday July 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM CDT

Location

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 - July 8, 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. Vote to approve June financial statement Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  B. BOARD POLICY ON TRANSPORTATION Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  C. Vote to Reinstate Stan Khrapak and Shan Glandon As Board members Vote Patrick Boulden 5 m
   

Stan and Shan will be reinstated as board members. 

 
  D. Vote to approve School supplies order Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
   

Vote to approve a list of essential items used for the school in year one. 

 
  E. Vote to approve loan contract with Oppenheimer Development Properties LLC Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
   

This is the revised term sheet that includes edits that Allison and Patrick sent. 

 
  F. Vote to approve Kazar Security order Vote Kris Miller 5 m
   

Contract to approve a building alarm, security cameras and bade access to the building. 

 
  G. Vote to approve Procurement Policy edits Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
   

Andrea Murrell the external treasurer recommends we do not change Section G2B and instead: Approve an electronic signature of a check signing board member for warrant. Run the check register, send to the board member and have them approve before checks go out, all electronically.

 

She does recommend changing Section H3B to just Stan's signature or Allison's, not both. 

 

 
  H. Lightbulb purchase Vote Kris Miller 3 m
   

LED conversion lightbulbs for existing fixtures.

 
  I. Vendor to serve pizza for school lunch Vote Kris Miller 3 m
   

Pizza to be served every Friday as the school lunch option.

 
  J. Vendor contract to Furnish Food Service Vote Kris Miller 3 m
   

Vendor to furnish food service for school lunch Mondays - Thursdays.

 
IV. Old Business
V. Reports 6:51 PM
 

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


 

 
  A. Head of School Report FYI Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 8 m
  B. Governance/Legal Committee FYI Patrick Boulden 5 m
  C. Education Committee FYI Amber Gates 8 m
   

Amber's report and Shan report back on Waldorf 101. 

 
VI. Discussion 7:12 PM
 

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


 

 
  A. School Board Training Discuss Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
   

Discuss schedule and expectations for school board training. 

 
  B. Discuss board goal setting workshop/retreat Discuss Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
   

Discuss board goal setting for the new school year and when we can have a retreat or workshop to do this. 

 
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 7:22 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Stan Khrapak 1 m