SMOB Responsibilities
This is the primary role of a Student Member of the Board, representing this group's interests at board meetings.
What are student interests?
The current student member of the board.
Who is Praneel Suvarna?
The General Election generally takes place on this day of the week.
What is Wednesday?
The Special Elections Committee generally meets on this day of the week.
What is Thursday?
This is the term length for a Student Member of the Board in Montgomery County.
What is one year?
Besides attending meetings, a Student Member of the Board must perform this type of work, essential for understanding student needs and concerns.
What is outreach?
This Student Member of the Board passed free AP/IB exams.
Who is Arvin Kim?
The three requirements to file for Student Member of the Board.
These five departments make up the Special Elections Committee.
What is PR, Grievances, Events, Outreach, and Chief of Staff?
Montgomery County is 1 of this many counties in Maryland that allow FULL VOTING RIGHTS to their SMOB.
What is three (Baltimore, Anne Arundel, MoCo)?
A Student Member of the Board can vote on all matters except for this.
What is personnel actions?
This 44th Student Member of the Board is mot well known for her work implementing free menstrual products in school bathrooms.
Who is Hana O' Looney?
This randomized process allows any student to represent their school in February to vote on our SMOB finalists.
What is delegate selection?
The Special Elections Committee administrators can be seen in this Q&A-style video featuring the SMOB finalists.
What is Meet the Candidates?
It was in this year's election that turnout rates reached a record low of 12.28%.
This benefit is unique to the SMOB, specifically aiding in their higher education pursuits.
What is a $25,000 college scholarship?
This 40th Student member of the Board advocated for the allocation of $750,000 in the budget to support English-language learners by investing in multilingual counselors, and successfully pushed for schools to close on Eid al-Fitr
Who is Matt Post?
The $ amount of subsidies provided for a SMOB finalist campaign, for post-nominating convention expenditures only.
What is $100?
This event, held every year, introduces the SMOB position, promotes filing, and interviews a panel of previous SMOB members.
This is the number of SMOBs who have served more than one term.
What is two?
In addition to their scholarship and SSL Hours, SMOBs receive this type of honors-level class credit.
What is social studies?
This 43rd Student Member of the Board advocated for the anti-racism audit, along with a range of actions aimed at supporting students' academic and emotional well-being.
Who is Nick Asante?
What is February the 19th?
In the event of discrepancies or concerns during the SMOB election , this process has the authority to review and address such issues to maintain the integrity of the election.
What is a grievance hearing? / grievance procedure?
Who is David Naimon? / What is Northwood High School?