FSMN is a member of the Friends Council on Education (FCE), the national organization of Quaker schools. FCE helps Quaker schools continue to explore and strengthen their Quaker identity through FCE’s Self-Study and Membership Renewal Process, which FSMN conducted in 2018-19.  Members of Twin Cities Friends Meeting, Minneapolis Friends Meeting, Prospect Hill Friends Meeting and Cannon Valley Friends Meeting have served on the School Committee.

School Committee

2025-2026 School Committee Members

Jenni Bratulich – Clerk
Jolene G Beitz – Interim Assistant Clerk
Elizabeth Lukanen – Treasurer
Kate Ellis – Recording Clerk

Monica Bicking 
Gerald Ronning 
Jody McCardle 
Elena Kouneski Rapu 
Cherisse Sardon Garrity 
Khamara Pettus
Terra Carey 
Clay Collins
Esly Giron Vargas – Staff 

Joe Mueller – Ex Officio (Head of School)

Complete School Committee job description (PDF)

Standing Committees

Standing committees of the School Committee do much of the behind-the-scenes work at FSMN. Membership on these committees includes School Committee members, parents, staff, other Quakers, and other interested individuals.

Current Standing Committees

Interested in joining our board or a standing a committee? Click here for more information and a link to volunteer form.

Ad-Hoc Committees

Ad hoc committees are formed for a specific task or objective and dissolved after the completion of the task or achievement of the objective. There are no current ad-hoc committees.

Bylaws of Friends School of Minnesota

Current bylaws.