SMOB Election Coming Up

The MCPS Student Member of the Board of Education is the student's only representative on the Board of Education. The Board of Education oversees MCPS and makes lots of important decisions that affect many different aspects of life at school in MCPS. The Student Member of the Board is elected by the students at MCPS secondary(Middle and High) schools.

Hana O'Looney is the current MCPS Student Member of the Board, elected with an overwhelming majority of almost 80% of the vote last school year. She will serve her term until the end of June when she will be replaced by the winner of the upcoming SMOB election. Recent former SMOBs include Nick Asante, Nate Tinbite, Ananya Tadikonda, and Matthew Post. MCPS Students can participate in districtwide advocacy by joining Hana O'Looney's SMOB Advisory Council which meets once a month to advise her on policies, and share student feedback. Students can earn SSL hours at these meetings. More information about joining the SMOB Advisory Council can be found on Hana O'Looney's website.

Any 10th or 11th grader who wants to can apply during the filing period. Afterwards, at the SMOB Nominating Convention, delegates represent each school and narrow down the number of candidates to two finalists. The finalists will then campaign until the election date, and will take office over the summer.

Each school elects a number of delegates proportionate to their enrollment(The number of students at the school). These delegates will be able to vote at the Nom Con(Nominating Convention), and they will be able to represent their school in that way. One should have contacted Mr. Mann if they were interested in becoming a delegate. The Nom Con will take place on February 16, 2022. Election day is on April 20, 2022.

Tilden will elect their delegates during an upcoming SGA meeting, currently scheduled for February 2 after school in the media center. Mr. Mann's Message to Tilden MS which was emailed to students and shared on the morning announcements can be viewed below:

SMOB Nominating Convention

Are you interested in seeing the process of the SMOB election unfold? Want to attend the annual SMOB Nominating Convention to participate in the democratic process in the selection of our two finalists for the next SMOB?

If you are interested, please contact your school’s SGA advisor, Mr. Mann, by Friday, January 21st to learn more about the process to becoming a delegate to the SMOB Nominating Convention.

Contact Mr. Mann:

joseph.mann@Mcpsmd.net or Room 2010