San Ramon Valley Unified School District

Student Board Member

In order to provide student input and involvement, the Board shall include one student board member selected in accordance with procedures approved by the Board.

The SRVUSD Board of Education believes in the power of the student voice and that it is important to seek out and consider students' ideas, viewpoints and reactions. In order to amplify the student voice and provide an opportunity for an SRVUSD high school student, the SRVUSD Board of Education is engaged in the process of identifying a student board member.

Recommended Criteria:

11th & 12th graders
Minimum 2.5 GPA
Community Involvement
Communicative Skills
Ability to Commit to the Responsibilities of the Position

Student Board Member role:

Attends all of the SRVUSD Student Senate meetings to gather feedback to present during school board meetings. The Student Board Member casts a preferential vote at the Board meeting and shares the insight of student senators during open session. The Student Board Member collaborates with the Student Chair of Student Senate to create the Student Senate Agenda and attends all meetings. The Student Member works and talks to their respective principal. The student Board Member is ultimately responsible for working as a liaison between the senate and the district and for sharing student voice that informs decision making.

2023-2024 Student Board Member Application Process

Application opens on Thursday, March 30 and closes on Friday, April 14, 2023
Applications are sent to the school site administrator to review
The school site will choose the top 5 candidates from each school
The school site wil conduct a student vote with their student body
The top 2 candidates names will be sent to Tami Castelluccio by 5/8/23
The top 2 candidates from each school will have 3 minutes to present to the student senate about why they would like to be the next Student Board Member for the 2023-2024 school year att the Student Senate Meeting on 5/15/23
The Student Senate will select up to 5 candidates and those candidates will interview with the Superintendent, Board President, Board Vice President, Executive Director of Secondary Education and the current Student Boar Member.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Tami Castelluccio