Final

Under the Canopy School

General Board Meeting

Under the Canopy School
Published on February 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM CST
Amended on February 9, 2026 at 7:55 PM CST

Date and Time

Tuesday February 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM CST

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   Patrick Boulden 1 m
  C. Approve minutes - January 13, 2026 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 December Financial Report Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  B. To approve UTCS Extended School Year Policy Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  C. To approve UTCS Mental Health Policy Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  D. To approve UTCS Transfer Policy to include special education Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  E. To approve the School Calendar for the 2026 - 2027 school year Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  F. Vote to approve Model 1 lease agreement for buses Vote Kris Miller 5 m
IV. Old Business
V. Reports 6:37 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
   
  • Verse
  • State of the School
  • Enrollment
  • Development
  • Upcoming school-wide events
  
  B. Education Report Discuss Amber Gates 5 m
  C. Operations Report FYI Kris Miller 5 m
VI. Discussion 6:57 PM
 

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


 

  
  A. Board Retreat and Trainings Discuss Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
   

Discussion of rescheduling.

  
  B. Foundation Board Creation Discuss Taylor Smith 5 m
   

Status update.

  
  C. Board Membership Report Discuss Janet McKenzie 5 m
   

OSDE needs to know who our school board members are and what positions they hold.  See attached form.

  
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
 

Any person who is a not a school board member may address the Board for a maximum of 3 minutes after submitting a request no less than 7 days prior to the meeting.  Requests can be submitted online at underthecanopy.org or at the Under the Canopy School office.

  
XI. Closing Items 7:12 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Stan Khrapak 1 m