KIPP TULSA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
Minutes
KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools - Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday October 27, 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:
Jumoke Akingbola, Darnell Blackmon, Kim Boyd, Dewayne Dickens, Michael Epps, Brian Humphrey, Brett Krieg, Jacob Odom, and Kyara Smith
School Representatives:
Donterrio Marzett, Superintendent; Keet Finley, School Operations Support; Mayra Burke, Finance Specialist; Sienna Scott, Chief Academic Officer; 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.
Directors Present
Brett Krieg, Brian Humphrey, Dewayne Dickens, Jacob Odom, Kim Boyd, Kyara Smith
Directors Absent
Darnell Blackmon, Jumoke Akingbola, Michael Epps
Ex Officio Members Present
William Hickman (remote)
Guests Present
Donterrio Marzett, Janey Nemard, Keet Finley, Mayra Burke, Melanie Rathod, Sienna Scott (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Welcome
C.
Roll Call
D.
Agenda Review
E.
Mission Moment
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
n/a
III. Board Committee Reports
A.
Finance Committee
- KIPP Tulsa cash position is currently 1.5 million after the purchase of Mark Twain
- Have not closed on Woods building, paying $1 rent. Under budget for facilities payments.
B.
Academic Committee
C.
Development Committee
- Gross Revenue: $782,626.96 (TAUW and Pending Grants included)
- Current Gap: $217,373.04
- Development Plan from Schnake
- KIPP STAR may be canceled
D.
Governance Committee
n/a
IV. Executive Director Report
A.
Compliance & Operations Update
- Accreditation with one deficiency related to student academic performance in mathematics and reading.
- Recently completed fall accreditation. The team will be working on document uploads that were required
- Board member training requirements will no longer be reviewed as part of accreditation process.
B.
Executive Director Updates
V. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve September 29, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
B.
Approval of the August Financial Reports
C.
Approval of the September Financial Reports
D.
Approval of General Fund Purchase Orders
E.
Approval of Activity Fund Purchase Orders
F.
Approval of Building Fund Items
G.
Approval of Gifts Fund Items
VI. Action Agenda
A.
Authorization of KIPP Tulsa Facilities, LLC Managers to Execute Documents for Property Acquisition and Financing
Tabled for next Board Meeting
B.
Employment Security Act Compliance Policy — Revised
C.
Student Transfers for Children of Active-Duty Military Members Policy — Revised
D.
Electronic and Digital Communications with Students Policy — Revised
E.
Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Policy — Revised
F.
Fentanyl Prevention and Drug Poisoning Awareness Policy — New
G.
Board Member and Advisory Criteria Handbook — Revised
VII. Closing Items
A.
Announcements
- October 28-29: KIPP Foundation Visit
- November 3: No School - Professional Development Day
- November 4: No School - Civic Engagement Day
- November 17: KIPP Tulsa Board Meeting
- November 23-27: No School - Thanksgiving Break
- Next Board meeting November 17,2026 at KIPP Tulsa University Prep, 541 S 43rd W Ave.
Mr KTUP and Ms KTUP gave their reasons on why those chose KIPP.