KIPP TULSA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
Minutes
KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools - Special Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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; 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.
Directors Present
Brett Krieg, Darnell Blackmon, Dewayne Dickens, Jacob Odom, Jumoke Akingbola, Kim Boyd, Kyara Smith, Michael Epps
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
William Hickman (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
William Hickman (remote)
Guests Present
Donterrio Marzett, Janey Nemard, Keet Finley, Nonette Surbaugh (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Welcome
C.
Roll Call
D.
Agenda Review
E.
Special Recognition
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
n/a
III. Board Committee Reports
A.
Finance Committee
Brett Kriegg presented both the February and January finance packets.
B.
Academic Committee
Dr. Dickens presented:
- Crescendo
- New HS Principal on board Tiona Bowman
- Presented that high school has a D on the report card and middle school has a C.
- Mentioned the board members to show up to special events and be present to help boost and acknowledge student/teacher morale
- Recognize the positive data and growth
- Preparing students' skillset to master and understand the complexity of reading to succeed in life
C.
Development Committee
Janey Nemard-Miller presented
- 91% towards fundraising
- AYSTAK, has raised 100k, 53.08% goal is 200k, continue to share the event with the community
- Board engagement, 6/8 have pledged towards KIPP funding
D.
Governance Committee
Jacob Odom will discuss items during the Executive Director report.
IV. Executive Director Report
A.
Compliance & Operations Update
Keet Finley
- Presented numbers on current applications of 269 in which 260 are fully submitted enrollment
- Intent To Return numbers are still changing; 322 slated to return
- TPS lottery has not been finalized to gain accurate enrollment numbers
B.
Executive Director Updates
V. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve December 15, 2025 Special Board Meeting Minutes
B.
Approval of the November, December and January Financial Reports
C.
Approval of General Fund Purchase Orders
D.
Approval of Activity Fund Purchase Orders
E.
Approval of Building Fund Items
F.
Routine Staffing Items
G.
Approval of Additional District Credit Card Holders for Authorized Travel Purposes
H.
Approval of Fundraiser for KIPP Tulsa University Prep and KIPP Tulsa College Prep
I.
Approval of the 2026–2027 Academic School Calendar – KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools
VI. Action Agenda
A.
Approval of KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools Compensation Policy
B.
Approval of Updated KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools Mental Health Protocol Policy
C.
Approval of KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools District-Owned Vehicle Driver Policy
D.
Consideration and Approval of Student-Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Policy
E.
Approval of Amended Procurement and Purchasing Policy
VII. Executive Session
A.
(Action) Consideration and possible action to convene into Executive Session as provided for in 25 O.S. 307B(3) for the purpose to discuss the sale, purchase, lease, acquisition, or appraisal of real property by the public body;
Board voted to go into Executive Session at 12:54 pm
Dewayne Dickens made a motion to proceed into Executive Session, and Darnell Blackmon seconded the motion
Present:
Board Members
Eric Doss
Legal Council- William Hickman
Donterrio Marzett
B.
(Action) Vote to return to Open Session;
No votes were taken
No action was taken
n/a