FCPS

Something many students across FCPS don’t know is that we have a SMOB. What is an SMOB? An SMOB stands for Student Member Of the Board of Education. Their role is to represent all students across the county and present to the Board of Education (BOE) our opinions, concerns, issues, ideas, etc. Currently our Elect SMOB is Brooke Liberman; she is an 11th grader at Urbana High School. She has attended schools to talk to students, presented at Frederick County Association of Student Councils (FCASC), and been present at BOE meetings.

Every year middle school & high school students are supposed to vote for a candidate to whom they want to be SMOB. Generally, there are posters like the one below and there are videos shown in your history classes about candidates and their platforms. Although those videos are helpful, here is each candidate and their platform:

Some things to think about when selecting a candidate to vote for is (1) find a candidate(s) who your interests align with, (2) find a candidate(s) who you feel have good communication or ideas, (3) look into each candidate and go through their resume to see if they set your standards for qualifications and finally (4) vote for a SMOB you feel will truly represent you. 

On Thursday Jan 11, THS SGA joined with BCMS & CMS SGA’s on a google meet to meet and ask questions to SMOB candidates. Here were some of the questions asked and each candidate’s responses… 

• What are plans or how will you attempt to connect with students who don’t have social media?

• How do you plan to improve school “social climates” within schools?

• What’s a past leadership position that prepares you for the role of SMOB?  

Titans, it is up to us. We should vote so we can have the best representation and can help improve FCPS education. If you ever have any questions email [email protected] or look up each candidates platform https://www.fcps.org/boe/student-board-member-election 

Candidates platforms: 

(insta) @alex.for.smob,  @pranav_for_smob,  @lillian_4_smob,  @tj.smob