Board of Education Regular Meeting Friend Site - Media Center 501 Main Street Friend, NE 68359-0067 Monday, May 11, 2026 7:30 PM Tyler Bartels: Present Adam Erdkamp: Present Kendra Jansky: Present Eric Milton: Present Tiffany Shonerd: Present Jamie Tuttle: Present 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Notice of Open Meeting Act - Posted 3. Motion to excuse absent board members 4. Pledge of Allegiance 5. Approval of the agenda Motion to approve agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Jamie Tuttle and a second by Tiffany Shonerd. Tyler Bartels: Yea, Adam Erdkamp: Yea, Kendra Jansky: Yea, Eric Milton: Yea, Tiffany Shonerd: Yea, Jamie Tuttle: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 6. Consent Agenda Approve the Consent agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Tyler Bartels and a second by Kendra Jansky. Tyler Bartels: Yea, Adam Erdkamp: Yea, Kendra Jansky: Yea, Eric Milton: Yea, Tiffany Shonerd: Yea, Jamie Tuttle: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 6.1. Hold for discussion and for possible action approval of the following items: 6.1.1. Minutes of prior meeting(s) 6.1.2. Treasurer's report 6.1.3. Receipts 6.1.4. Expenditures 6.1.5. Claims for payment 7. Public Comment: 8. Reports 8.1. Committee: 8.1.1. Policy Committee Committee met 5-11-26. Reviewed assorted BOE policies which will be presented for approval later this meeting. 8.2. Administration 8.2.1. Elementary Principal's Report Mrs. Kroll discussed the activities for the elementary. 8.2.2. Secondary Principal's Report Mrs. Stutzman reviewed activites of the secondary school. 8.2.3. Superintendent Mr. Anderson reviewed strategic plan, demolition of the Exeter high school building, and 26-27 budget planning 9. Discussion Items 9.1. Admin Report Discussion 9.2. Board Handbook Last month, a sample board handbook was distributed. Mr. Anderson was tasked with preparing a preliminary book for EMF 9.3. Mission/Vision Mr. Anderson researched several options for developing our own Mission & Vision plan. 10. Action Items 10.1. Approve Updates as recommended by Perry Law Firm. Move to approve updates to BOE Policies recommended by Perry Law. Passed with a motion by Jamie Tuttle and a second by Tyler Bartels. Tyler Bartels: Yea, Adam Erdkamp: Yea, Kendra Jansky: Yea, Eric Milton: Yea, Tiffany Shonerd: Yea, Jamie Tuttle: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 11. Next Meeting: Monday, June 8th, 2026, at 8:15 pm at Exeter site. 12. Adjournment Motion to adjourn at 7:55 p.m. Passed with a motion by Jamie Tuttle and a second by Adam Erdkamp. Tyler Bartels: Yea, Adam Erdkamp: Yea, Kendra Jansky: Yea, Eric Milton: Yea, Tiffany Shonerd: Yea, Jamie Tuttle: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 Posted Locations: Friend Sentinel Post Office - Friend Post Office - Exeter Post Office - Milligan Generations Bank - Exeter Farmers & Merchants Bank - Milligan Citizens State Bank - Friend First Bank Utica - Friend Qwik6 Convenience Store Posted Date: 04/29/2026 FS — May 20, 2026 ZNEZ
