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KIPP TULSA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools - Special Board Meeting

September 1, 2026
Published on August 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM CDT
Amended on August 31, 2026 at 12:07 PM CDT

Date and Time

Tuesday September 1, 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, Brian Humphrey 


 

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; 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. Governance Committee FYI Jacob Odom 45 m
IV. Consent Agenda 1:06 PM
 

Motion and vote on recommendations.

  
  A. Approve August 25, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Dewayne Dickens 1 m
    Minutes for KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools - Regular Board Meeting on August 25, 2026  
  B. Approval of Activity Fund Purchase Orders Vote Dewayne Dickens 1 m
V. Action Agenda 1:08 PM
  A. Approval of FY2027 Estimate of Needs Vote Mayra Burke 2 m
   

The Estimate of Needs is an annual financial document that identifies the anticipated financial requirements and appropriations necessary for KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools to operate during the fiscal year. The Estimate of Needs is presented to the Board for review and approval prior to submission to the appropriate governmental authorities.

 

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

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 31, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. in compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.


 

Special Meeting, September 1, 2026