SMOB Responsibilities
This is the primary role of MCPS's Student Member of the Board, representing this group's interests at board meetings.
Who are the students of MCPS?
The current student member of the board.
Who is Leul Dawit?
The General Election generally takes place on this day of the week.
What is Wednesday?
How many departments make up this years SAC?
What is Four?
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.
How many MCPS students applied to the SAC this year?
What is 297 applicants?
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)?
An MCPS Student Member of the Board can vote on all matters except for this.
What is negative personnel actions?
This 44th Student Member of the Board is most well known for her work implementing free menstrual products in school bathrooms.
Who is Hana O' Looney?
This randomized process allows for any student to represent their school in February to vote on our SMOB finalists.
What is delegate selection?
When will SAC meetings be held throughout the year?
When is the first Wednesday of every month from 6 to 8 PM?
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 gave a viral speech in Washington D.C. during the 2018 March for our Lives movement.
Who is Matt Post?
The SMOB Finalists, alongside SEC administrators, can be seen in this Q&A-style video.
What is Meet the Candidates?
Where will meetings for the SAC be held during the year?
Where is at various high schools across MCPS?
This is the number of SMOBs who have served more than one term.
What is three?
In addition to their scholarship and SSL Hours, SMOBs receive this type of honors-level class credit.
What is social studies?
This SMOB advocated for the nearly full voting rights current SMOB's hold on the Board today, and introducing the SMOB Monthly Minute.
Who is Eric Guerci?
This event, held every year, introduces the SMOB position, promotes filing, and interviews a panel of previous SMOB members.
What is SMOB 101?
How is the SAC categorized?
What is Chief of Staffs, Directors, Liaisons, Councilmembers, and General Members?
Who is David Naimon? / What is Northwood High School?