KIPP TULSA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
Minutes
KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools - Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 31, 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 (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
Donterrio Marzett, Janey Nemard, Keet Finley, Mayra Burke, Melanie Rathod, Nonette Surbaugh (remote), Sienna Scott, Tiona Bowman
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Welcome
C.
Roll Call
D.
Agenda Review
E.
Mission Moment
II. Board Committee Reports
A.
Presentation of FY25 Financial Audit by Bledsoe, Hewett & Gullekson
Eric Bledsoe presented the Financial Audit.
B.
Finance Committee
Presented by Brett K.
- Cash Breakdown, a little over 2.1 million
- Revenue is coming in less than expenses
- No outstanding questions or items that stand out
C.
Academic Committee
Presented by Dewayne D and Sienna S.
- Assimulations in testing preparations at both buildings
- Focusing on priority students
- Seeing growth week over week with 75% mastery
- Proposing restructuring for next year.
- Ms. Walker will be full-time in OKC next year
D.
Development Committee
Presented by Janey N
- We have raised $904,554.89
- As of today we have 83 seats to fill for AYSTAK
E.
Governance Committee
Jacob O. stated that he will co-present with Donterrio M.
Dr. Dickens gave his Mission Statement on why he began his journey in education.