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Congratulations to Kevin Bokoum! 

The Governor appointed Kevin Bokoum of North Hagerstown High School in Washington County as the 2021-2022 student member on the State Board of Education.  

Kevin stated, "I am beyond excited and honored to be appointed by Governor Hogan to serve as Student Member of the State Board of Education (SMOB). This is a great honor that I do not take lightly. I will always listen to the students' voice and strive to ensure every policy I vote on and introduce has the ideals of equity and excellence embedded wholeheartedly into it." 

MASC would also like to thank Jason Wu, the immediate past state SMOB, for his service to the students of Maryland.  Mr. Wu, attending Emory University this fall leaves us with these parting words.  "This year we've overcome a set of unprecedented challenges together, from tackling online school to finding innovative ways to stay connected virtually. As a hopeful end to this pandemic nears and we return back to schools next year, I hope we can carry forward the lessons we have learned from this pandemic and continue advocating for a school system that works for all of our peers. Today, I am proud to pass the mantle to Kevin and could not be more exciting to see the great work he will do. Thank you for entrusting me to serve as your SMOB!

Mark Your Calendar!

MASC Advance

Registration for both events is
July 12 - August 2, 2021.

This year the MASC Advance will again only be two days.

• August 10 – Virtual Workshop Presenter Certification

• August 12 – In-person Executive Board Meeting (Smith Center, Montgomery County)

See the link below for details and registration.  Please register for each separate day.  Student leaders may register themselves.

Middle School Ambassadors

New - Appointed staff voting member of the MASC Executive Board

Application deadline: 5:00 p.m., the last day of each month.  There will be a rolling deadline at the end of each month until all positions are filled with qualified middle school students.  Please disregard the original deadlines listed in the application packet.  

MASC is excited to add Middle School Ambassadors to the appointed staff of the executive board. The middle school ambassador will work with the divisional liaison (an appointed high school student) from their division to contact middle schools in their division and serve as a point of contact for MASC. They must have good time management skills to juggle this position’s communication tasks, school work, and other outside activities.

Resource: Special Funding

This last year has changed the landscape of education and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic still linger as schools attempt to navigate returning to full-time, in-person learning and a “new normal.” Schools are dealing with an increase in trauma, stress, and anxiety, along with learning loss from less supported instructional time.

To help address these needs, Congress passed three stimulus bills providing over $190 billion to the Elementary and Secondary Emergency Education Relief (ESSER) fund.