Final

Under the Canopy School

Annual Board Meeting

Under the Canopy School
Published on June 15, 2026 at 5:13 PM CDT
Amended on June 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM CDT

Date and Time

Tuesday June 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT

Location

3205 E. 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 - June 2, 2026 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Stan Khrapak 5 m
     
II. Reminder:
III. Annual Membership 6:07 PM
  A. Board President Statement FYI Stan Khrapak 5 m
  B. Board Member Elections Vote Stan Khrapak 5 m
IV. For Vote 6:17 PM
 

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


 

  
  A. Vote to approve May Financial Report Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  B. Vote to approve Assurance Letter for TPS Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 3 m
  C. Vote to approve Additional Letters of Agreement 2026-27 school year. Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  D. Vote to Approve Family & Childrens Services agreement Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  E. Vote to approve insurance liability policies for the school, board, and staff. Vote Kris Miller 5 m
  F. Vote to approve Kazar security components for vestibule Vote Kris Miller 3 m
  G. Vote to approve classroom furniture. Vote Kris Miller 5 m
  H. Vote to approve purchase of teacher macbooks. Vote Kris Miller 3 m
   

Laptops and 3 year AppleCare+

  
  I. Vote to approve ISS and CC contract for 2026-2027 school year Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 3 m
  J. Vote to approve 25-26 Audit contract Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
  K. Vote to Approve the Temp Appropriations document for 26-27 school year Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 3 m
  L. Vote to approve UTCS Budget 26-27 School year Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 10 m
V. Old Business
VI. Reports 7:12 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
VII. Discussion
 

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


 

  
VIII. 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


 

  
IX. Proposals for Future Agenda Items
 

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

  
X. General Announcements
 

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

  
XI. 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.

  
XII. Closing Items 7:42 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Stan Khrapak 1 m