Final

Under the Canopy School

Special Meeting of UTCS School Board

Under the Canopy School
Published on May 30, 2026 at 12:37 PM CDT

Date and Time

Tuesday June 2, 2026 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, 3205 W. 39th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74107, (918) 205-1193, or via Email: margaritte.knezek@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 - April 28th, 2026 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Stan Khrapak 5 m
  D. Approve Minutes of the May 16 Board Retreat Vote Stan Khrapak 3 m
II. Reminder:
III. For Vote 6:10 PM
 

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


 

  
  A. Vote to approve April Financial Report Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  B. Vote to approve Additional Letters of Agreement for 26-27 school year Vote Margaritte Arthrell Knezek 8 m
   

Approve contracts to hire staff for the 26-27 school year. 

  
  C. Vote to approve Termination of employee Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 3 m
  D. Vote to approve Form 307 adjusted Supplemental appropriations Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  E. Vote to approve statement of benefits letters for UTC employees Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  F. Vote to approve Security Vestibule Contractor Vote Kris Miller 5 m
  G. Vote to approve contract for cleaning services Vote Kris Miller 5 m
   

Stratus Building Solutions

  
  H. Vote to Approve IDEA Child Find Policy Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  I. Vote to Approve updated Special Education Discipline policy Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  J. Vote to Approve SPED Transfer policy Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  K. Vote to Approve Updated ESY Policy Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 4 m
  L. Vote to approve new board meeting schedule. Vote Stan Khrapak 5 m
   

Change the schedule to only 1 meeting a month for July - December of this year.  Board members to discuss and vote on those dates.  

  
IV. Old Business
V. Reports 7:10 PM
 

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


 

  
  A. Head of School Report FYI Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 15 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
  D. Staff Report FYI Rachel Stone 5 m
VI. Discussion
 

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


 

  
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. Executive Session 7:40 PM
  A. Vote to approve an executive session to discuss Head of School evaluation. Vote Stan Khrapak 30 m
   

As this meeting is confidential, the Board president will give feedback of the evaluation to the Head of School privately.

  
XII. Closing Items 8:10 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Stan Khrapak 1 m