Under the Canopy School

General Board Meeting

Under the Canopy School
Published on August 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM CDT

Date and Time

Tuesday August 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM CDT

Location

3205 W. 39th Street

Tulsa, OK. 74107

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 - August 5, 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 July Financial Report Vote Allison Irby Vu 5 m
  B. Vote to approve final CSP revision Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  C. Vote to approve contract with Barlow Group Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
   

for assistance with starting up federal programs.

 
  D. Vote to Approve Family Handbook Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 8 m
   

Family Handbook and student code of conduct

 
IV. Old Business
V. Reports 6:30 PM
 

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


 

 
  A. Head of School Report FYI Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 10 m
  B. Facility Report 5 m
  C. Education Report FYI Amber Gates 7 m
  D. Governance/Legal Committee FYI Patrick Boulden 5 m
VI. Discussion 6:57 PM
 

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


 

 
  A. Bill Hickman, lawyer on retainer Discuss Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  B. Board Retreat and Evaluation Discuss Stan Khrapak 5 m
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 7:07 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Stan Khrapak 1 m