Final

Under the Canopy School

General Board Meeting

Under the Canopy School
Published on March 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM CDT

Date and Time

Tuesday March 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM CDT

Location

UTCS Office

1110 S. Yale Avenue

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.


 

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. Welcome Stacey Leigh   Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 5 m
   

Visitor who is interested in joining our board as secretary. 

  
  D. Approve Minutes - Jan. 28, 2025 Special Meeting Approve Minutes Stan Khrapak 5 m
     
  E. Approve Minutes - Feb. 11, 2025 General Meeting Approve Minutes Stan Khrapak 5 m
     
  F. Approve minutes - March 11, 2025 General Meeting Approve Minutes Stan Khrapak 5 m
     
II. Reminder: 6:22 PM
  A. Final Contract for the Lease to Purchase of school building FYI Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 2 m
   

This lease to purchase contract was voted and approved at last board meeting on March 11, 2025.  It is attached here completed with all signatures.

  
III. For Vote and/or Approval 6:24 PM
 

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


 

  
  A. Vote to approve the February 2025 Financial report Vote Allison Irby Vu 5 m
   

New template format

  
  B. Letters of Agreement for Teachers Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 25 m
   

Letters of Agreement to hire teachers for:

 

  • PreK
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st grade 
  • 2nd grade 
  • 3rd grade
  • Nature & Garden
  • Games & Movement
  • Music and Handwork combination teacher
  
  C. Vote for CSP April 1 Revision Vote Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 8 m
   

Revision includes redistribution of funds to include more money to purchase room dividers. 

  
IV. Old Business
V. Reports 7:02 PM
 

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


 

  
  A. Head of School FYI Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 10 m
  B. Education Committee FYI Shan Glandon 5 m
  C. Facility Committee FYI Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek 20 m
  D. Governance/Legal Committee FYI Patrick Boulden 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
 

limited to 3 minutes

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