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KIPP TULSA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools - Regular Board Meeting

August 25, 2026
Published on August 24, 2026 at 10:31 AM CDT
Amended on August 24, 2026 at 11:12 AM CDT

Date and Time

Tuesday August 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT

Location

KIPP Tulsa University Prep High School

541 S. 43rd W. Ave.

Tulsa, OK, 74127

Members of the public shall be allowed to submit requests to address the board of directors. To expedite requests to comment, the public may send those requests to the board at kfinley@kippok.org at least 1 hour prior to the start of the meeting. The final determination of whether an item will appear as a public comment will be at the discretion of the board chair. Comments will take place in the order they were received via email, will be limited to three (3) minutes, and must be related to an agenda item or topic. Your comment can be heard when the Board Chairperson acknowledges you. A spokesperson must be selected when several people wish to address the same subject. The Board Chairperson may interrupt and terminate any comments that do not meet these criteria. Board members may not respond directly to speakers’ comments. 

 

Board Members:

Jacob Odom, Dewayne Dickens, Michael Epps, Darnell Blackmon, Brett Krieg, Kim Boyd, Kyara Smith, Jumoke Akingbola 


 

School Representatives:

Donterrio Marzett, Superintendent; Keet Finley, School Operations Support; Mayra Burke, Finance Specialist; Sienna Scott, Director of Teaching and Learning; Janey Nemard, Development Director; Tiona Bowman, Principal; Melanie Rathod, Principal; and Bill Hickman, Legal Counsel


 

Access to the board agenda will be posted on the KIPP Tulsa Website: https://www.kipptulsa.org *Click on the KIPP Tulsa drop-down menu, then click on Tulsa Board of Directors, and scroll down to Meeting Dates, Agendas & Minutes of scheduled meetings for the agenda.


 

Official action can be taken only on items that appear on the Agenda. The KIPP Tulsa Board of Directors may adopt, approve, ratify, deny, defer, recommend, amend, strike, or continue any agenda item. When more information is needed to act on an item, the Board or the Chair may refer the matter to the Superintendent or Legal Counsel. The Board may also refer items to staff or committees for additional study. Under certain circumstances, items are deferred to a specific later date or stricken from the agenda entirely.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 12:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Dewayne Dickens 1 m
  B. Welcome   Dewayne Dickens 1 m
  C. Roll Call   Keet Finley 2 m
  D. Agenda Review   Dewayne Dickens 2 m
  E. Mission Moment   Donterrio Marzett 10 m
II. Public Comment 12:16 PM
  A. Public Comment FYI Dewayne Dickens 5 m
III. Board Committee Reports 12:21 PM
  A. Finance Committee FYI Brett Krieg 8 m
     
  B. Academic Committee FYI Dewayne Dickens 8 m
   

Executive Team Report

  
  C. Development Committee FYI Janey Nemard 8 m
  D. Governance Committee FYI Jacob Odom 5 m
IV. Executive Director Report 12:50 PM
  A. Compliance & Operations Update FYI Keet Finley 4 m
   

Executive Team Report

  
  B. Executive Director Updates FYI Donterrio Marzett 3 m
V. Consent Agenda 12:57 PM
 

Motion and vote on recommendations.

  
  A. Approve July 28, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Dewayne Dickens 1 m
  B. Approval of the June Financial Reports Vote Dewayne Dickens 1 m
     
  C. Approval of General Fund Purchase Orders Vote Dewayne Dickens 1 m
   
  •  PO 2027-11-1 through 2027-11-118 and 2027-11-50000 through 2027-11-500-67

 

  
     
  D. Approval of Activity Fund Purchase Orders Vote Dewayne Dickens 1 m
   
  • PO 2027-60-1 through 2027-60-16
  
     
  E. Approval of Building Fund Items Vote Dewayne Dickens 1 m
   

2027-21-1 through 2027-21-18

  
     
  F. Approval of Gifts Fund Items Vote Mayra Burke 1 m
   

2027-81-1 through 2027-81-3

  
     
VI. Action Agenda 1:03 PM
  A. Approval of Graduation Requirements Policy Vote Donterrio Marzett 3 m
   

The Board will consider approval of the proposed Graduation Requirements Policy, which establishes diploma requirements for KIPP Tulsa University Prep High School consistent with Oklahoma law, State Board of Education rules, and accreditation standards. The policy addresses cohort-based graduation pathways, ICAP requirements, credit for concurrent enrollment and CareerTech coursework, financial literacy and citizenship requirements, provisions for students with disabilities and transfer students, and required graduation audits. Staff recommends approval.

 

  
     
  B. Authorization of Executive Director to Execute Documents Related to the Acquisition and Financing of the Mark Twain School Site Vote Donterrio Marzett 2 m
   

Consideration and possible action to authorize the Executive Director to execute any documents on behalf of the School as may be necessary for the acquisition and financing of the Mark Twain school site.

 

KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools is proceeding with the acquisition of the Mark Twain school site, located at 541 S. 43rd W. Ave., Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the continued operation of KIPP Tulsa University Prep High School.

 

As the acquisition and financing process moves toward closing, various agreements, certifications, consents, financing documents, closing documents, and other instruments may require execution by KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools. To facilitate the timely completion of the transaction, the Board is asked to authorize the Executive Director to execute documents on behalf of the School that are necessary or appropriate to complete the acquisition and financing of the property.

  
  C. Consideration and Possible Action Regarding Mark Twain Facility Acquisition and Financing Vote Donterrio Marzett 2 m
   

Consideration and possible action by KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools, acting in its capacity as the sole member of KIPP Tulsa Facilities, LLC, to authorize and confirm the authority of the managers of KIPP Tulsa Facilities, LLC to negotiate, finalize, execute, and deliver such agreements, financing documents, closing documents, and other instruments as may be necessary or appropriate to complete the acquisition and financing of the Mark Twain school site located at 541 S. 43rd W. Ave., Tulsa, Oklahoma, consistent with the KIPP Tulsa Facilities, LLC Operating Agreement.

  
     
VII. New Business
VIII. Closing Items 1:10 PM
  A. Announcements FYI Dewayne Dickens 1 m
   

A special board meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, from 12:00pm-1:30pm.

 

The next regular board meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, from 12:00pm-1:30pm at KIPP Tulsa University Prep High School.

  
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote Dewayne Dickens

This agenda was posted by Mayra Burke at kipptulsa.org and at the front entrances of KIPP Tulsa College Preparatory and KIPP Tulsa University Prep on August 24, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. in compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.


 

Regular Meeting, August 25, 2026