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KIPP TULSA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools - Regular Board Meeting

February 25, 2025
Published on February 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM CST
Amended on February 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM CST

Date and Time

Tuesday February 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM CST

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, Bianca DeMedeiros, Raj Basu, Michael Epps, Darnell Blackmon, Brett Krieg, Kim Boyd, Kyara Smith


 

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; Jamia Irons, 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 Approve Minutes Jacob Odom 1 m
  B. Welcome   Jacob Odom 1 m
  C. Roll Call   Jacob Odom 1 m
  D. Agenda Review   Jacob Odom 2 m
  E. Mission Moment   Donterrio Marzett 10 m
   

Coach Carr

  
II. Public Comment 12:15 PM
  A. Public Comment FYI Jacob Odom 5 m
III. Consent Agenda 12:20 PM
 

Motion and vote on recommendations.

  
  A. Approve January 28, 2025 Regular Board Minutes Approve Minutes Jacob Odom 1 m
     
  B. Approval of the January Financial Reports Vote Brett Krieg 5 m
  C. Approval of General Fund Purchase Orders and any changes to any prior existing purchase orders Vote Jacob Odom
   
  • PO 2025-11-160 through 2025-11-168 and 2025-11-50084 through 2025-11-50090.
  • PO 2025-11-18 from $4,495 changed to $6,742  - Niche
  • PO 2025-11-62 from $5,425 changed to $5,500  - Tulsa Band and Guitar
  • PO 2025-11-146 from $7,500 changed to $155,000  - Proximity Learning
  • PO 2025-11-158 from $2,000 changed to $4,000  - Ferguson Security
  • PO 2025-11-5 from $7,830.12 changed to $7,971.28  - SylogistEd
  • PO 2025-11-91 from $1,871.25 changed to $2,871.25  - Praesidium
  • PO 2025-11-78 from $12,000 changed to $18,000  - TFA
  • PO 2025-11-115 from $1,887.5 changed to $2,887.5  - Yolantrice Collins
  
  D. Approval of Building Fund Purchase Orders and any changes to any prior existing purchase orders Vote Jacob Odom 1 m
   
  • PO 2025-11-7 from $3,000 changed to $3,220  - Two Men and a Truck
  
  E. Approval of Activity Fund Purchase Orders Vote Jacob Odom 1 m
   
  • PO 2025-60-53 through 2025-60-61
  • PO 2025-60-9 from $300 changed to $3,000  - DS Bus Lines
  • PO 2025-60-8 from $2,619.89 changed to $4,619.89 - Amazon
  • PO 2025-60-3 from $7,017.86 changed to $10,219.8  - Gandy

 

  
  F. Routine Staffing Items Vote Jacob Odom 1 m
   

Approve Routine Staffing Items 

 

  
  G. KTUP Prom - Tulsa Club Hotel Vote Jacob Odom 1 m
   

Enter into an agreement with the Tulsa Club Hotel to provide a venue for the KIPP Tulsa University Prep High School's senior prom on April 19, 2025

  
  H. KTUP Graduation Vote Jacob Odom 1 m
   

Enter into an agreement with The University of Tulsa to provide the venue for the KIPP Tulsa University Prep High School Graduation on May 23, 2025.

  
  I. Oklahoma Teacher Empowerment Program (OTEP) Vote Donterrio Marzett 4 m
   

Direct KIPP Tulsa to develop and, upon approval by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, execute an Oklahoma Teacher Empowerment Program (OTEP), from January 6, 2025, through May 23, 2025, that identifies up to a total of 10% of KIPP Tulsa’s certified teachers meeting the “advanced” certification level as defined by KIPP Tulsa’s program in compliance with Oklahoma Statute title 70, section 6-190. The program shall require that the designated (selected) teachers work the equivalent hours of at least five (5) additional non-instructional contract days and receive certain professional growth opportunities. Selected teachers will be providing additional support to novice, alternative, and emergency certified teachers, as well as aspiring educators. Selected teachers will be taking on an additional workload outside of their normal teaching responsibilities. The total additional compensation in FY25 for each designated teacher successfully participating in OTEP will be a maximum of $10,000 for FY25 only and a possible $5,000 one-time OTEP stipend in FY25 for serving in a school with at least 40% of students who qualify for free/reduced lunch.

  
  J. KTUP Football Adidas Agreement Vote Donterrio Marzett 5 m
   

Enter into an agreement with Adidas to provide apparel for the KTUP HS football program beginning 1-1-2025.

  
  K. Bledsoe, Hewett & Gullekson Financial Audit Contract Vote Jacob Odom 3 m
   

Approve the 2024-25 audit contract and engagement letter with Bledsoe, Hewett & Gullekson.

  
  L. KIPP Tulsa + Magma Math Proposal Vote Jacob Odom 1 m
   

Approve the Magma Math contract to support supplemental math instruction.

  
  M. Approval of Fundraiser for KIPP Tulsa University Prep and KIPP Tulsa College Prep Vote Jacob Odom 2 m
   
  • Approve the Sweetheart Ball fundraiser for KIPP Tulsa College Prep to benefit student incentives.
  
IV. Executive Session 12:46 PM
  A. Executive Session Vote Jacob Odom 1 m
   

1. Motion, second, discussion, and vote to convene into Executive Session pursuant to Oklahoma Statutes Title 25, Section 307(B)(1) for the purpose of discussing the removal of a current board member from the KIPP Tulsa Board of Directors.

  
  B. Executive Session (Room 501) Discuss Jacob Odom 3 m
  C. Motion and vote on motion to acknowledge return to open session from executive session Vote Jacob Odom 1 m
  D. Board President's statement regarding minutes of executive session. FYI Jacob Odom 1 m
V. Action Agenda 12:52 PM
  A. Consideration and possible action to remove Bianca DeMedeiros from the KIPP Tulsa Board of Directors. Vote Jacob Odom 1 m
  B. 2023 SY Dropout for grades 7-12 and the 2022 Annual Student College Remediation Report to include discussion among board members and staff Vote Donterrio Marzett 10 m
  C. Approval of the KIPP Tulsa Charter School Foundation, Inc. Vote Jacob Odom 3 m
VI. Board Committee Reports 1:06 PM
  A. Finance Committee FYI Brett Krieg 10 m
  B. Academic Committee FYI Dewayne Dickens 10 m
  C. Development Committee FYI Raj Basu 10 m
VII. Executive Director Report 1:36 PM
  A. Compliance Update FYI Keet Finley 5 m
  B. Executive Director Updates FYI Donterrio Marzett 4 m
   

Executive Director Report

  
VIII. New Business
IX. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote

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 2-21-25 at 5:00 pm in compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.


 

Regular Meeting, February 25, 2025