Maryland's Largest School District
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Student Member of the Board (SMOB) is a voting member of the Montgomery County Board of Education. The SMOB can vote on matters related to collective bargaining, capital and operating budgets, and school closings, reopenings and boundaries, but not on negative personnel actions. Montgomery County is one of two counties in Maryland that gives this position full voting rights. The SMOB is not paid, but receives a $25,000 college scholarship, Student Service Learning hours, and one honors-level social studies credit.
Ms. Anuva Maloo, a junior at Montgomery Blair High School, serves as the 48th Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) for the 2025-2026 school year. Ms. Maloo’s term began on July 1, 2025.
Ms. Maloo previously served as her school’s class president and the workshop deputy for the Montgomery County Regional Student Government Association. She also served as the founder and president of the Northeast Consortium (NEC) and Downcounty Consortium (DCC) Advocacy Coalition (NDAC) and the outreach director for the Yellow Foundation, an international organization dedicated to helping young people in poverty.
As the SMOB, she is a voting member of the Montgomery County Board of Education where she can vote on matters related to collective bargaining, capital and operating budgets, and school closings, reopenings and boundaries.
Ms. Maloo succeeded Mr. Praneel Suvarna, a graduate from Clarksburg High School and a students at the University of Maryland.