APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 14, 2020.
NOTE: Because of the difficulty some students will have with getting all of the required signatures and recommendations, Mr Moody will accept incomplete application packets without the required signatures and recommendations. Once schools have been reopened, all required signatures and recommendations must be submitted. This will allow me to see how many applicants to expect for the interview process.
Section 3-1002(g) of the Education
Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, provides that the Student Member of the
Board of Education (SMOB) of Prince George’s County be elected at a special
election meeting of the delegates of Prince George’s Regional Association of
Student Governments (PGRASG) to be held annually. The Prince George’s County Board of Education
and the PGRASG approved the election process for the SMOB in October 1999,
followed by the State Legislature’s approval during the 2000 Legislative
Session.
The process for
electing the SMOB of Prince George’s County shall be as follows:
- All students interested in SMOB candidacy must
be a current sophomore or junior in a Prince George’s County public school and
must have a 3.0 or higher grade point average from the preceding quarter. Each interested applicant must complete and
submit the nomination packet to the Office of Student Engagement and School
Support by the date specified, which shall be at least two weeks before the
special election meeting of PGRASG.
Each eligible student who completes and files a
timely nomination packet will proceed to the interview stage. Each student will be interviewed by the
Candidate Screening Committee, which shall consist of the following
individuals: the current SMOB; the President of PGRASG; one of the High School
Advocates; one Middle School or High School SGA Advisor which may not be from a
school with a candidate; one G.O.L.D. mentor; and one Middle School
Advocate. In the event that the current
SMOB is seeking re-election for a second term, a second high school advocate
shall be assigned to the Candidate Screening Committee.
- The Candidate Screening Committee shall
interview each of the nominees, and each student will be asked no more than ten
(10) questions that have been written and reviewed by members of the committee.
- Each student will be asked to research, prepare,
and present a five-minute presentation that addresses a current state or county
educational issue.
- After the above referenced process has been
completed, the committee will move the
names of two (2) candidates forward. These candidates will be presented for
consideration at a meeting with the delegates at the General Assembly of
PGRASG. Representatives from the Prince
George’s County Board of Elections will facilitate the election process for
PGRASG Officers and the SMOB. A bank of
five (5) voting machines will be provided on the day of elections for delegate
use. In the event that the Board of
Elections is unable to facilitate the voting process, delegates will vote using
paper ballots.
- On Election Day, each candidate will have the
opportunity to present a five (5) minute speech to the PGRASG delegates,
followed by a ten (10) minute question and answer period. Upon completion of this process, the PGRASG
voting delegates will elect the new SMOB for the upcoming school year. A candidate must receive a majority of the
votes from the voting delegates.
Any questions should be directed to
the Mr. Richard Moody, Supervisor, Office of Student Engagement and School
Support, at 301-749-4379.
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