Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) is looking for a student board member of the Board of Education for the 2025-26 school year.
The student member of the board of education serves a term of one year and provides an informed student viewpoint to the Board of Education of Baltimore County.
The student member must respect the diversity of students’ points of view and develop a position that will be consistent with the best interest of all Baltimore County students.
The student member is an official member of the Board of Education and, by statute, has a partial vote.
The student member votes on all issues except collective bargaining, school openings and closings, and boundaries.
Each high school principal in Baltimore County can nominate up to two (2) candidates to apply for Student Member of the Board. Applicants are required to read the application instructions and timeline carefully before submitting their online application.
Only students who are current sophomores or juniors are eligible to apply.
Applicants are asked to review the documents below in order to prepare and learn about the SMOB role.
For the 2025-2026 term, the Student Member of the Board Application is open. The deadline to submit applications will be Friday, January 24, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
For more information, visit their website
https://www.bcps.org/cos/communications/FACE/student_member_of_the_board_selection
