Anne Arundel County's student member on the Board of Education is the only one in the nation on a local board who has full voting rights per MD Educ Code § 3-2A-05 (2019) . The SMOB is elected by members of the Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils (CRASC) and appointed by the Governor. The SMOB's yearly term begins on July 1 and ends on June 30.
The nomination process begins in February of each year and concludes with an election in April.
The Student Member of the Board position history began in 1973 in ad advisory capacity. Check out the history of this position here.
Watch Hafsa Hamdaoui take her oath office and hear her priorities for the 2024-2025 school year.
Hafsa Hamdaoui taking her oath of office, July 1, 2024.