Student Board Member
In order to provide student input and involvement, the SRVUSD Board of Education 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 SRVUSD Student Senate meetings to gather feedback to present at Board of Education meetings. The Student Board Member attends all regularly scheduled Board of Education meetings, casts preferential votes, and shares the insight of student senators during open sessions. The Student Board Member collaborates with the Student Chair of the Student Senate to create the Student Senate Agenda and attends all meetings. The Student Board Member works with and talks to their respective principal and is ultimately responsible for working as a liaison between the Student Senate and the District and for sharing the student voice that informs decision-making.
2026-27 Student Board Member:
At the June 9, 2026, Board of Education Meeting, the Board took action to seat Samira Shosalimova as the Student Board Member for the 2026-27 school year.
To get in touch with Samira, please email studentboardmember@srvusd.net
Student Board Member Application Process
- Applications open each Spring and are sent to the school site administrator for review.
- The school sites will choose the top five candidates representing each high school.
- The school sites will conduct a student vote within their student bodies.
- The top two candidates from each school will have three minutes to present to the Student Senate about why they would like to be the Student Board Member.
- The Student Senate will select up to five finalists who will interview with the Superintendent, Board of Education President, Board of Education Vice President, Educational Services representative, and the current Student Board Member.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Tami Castelluccio.
Student Senate Webpage
Samira Shosalimova | 2026-27 Student Board Member
Student Board Members
Years of Service
| 2026-27 | Samira Shosalimova |
| 2025-26 | Selma Bahrani |
| 2024-25 | Travis Hodges |
| 2023-24 | Anya Ayyappan |
| 2022-23 | Anya Ayyappan |
| 2021-22 | Ronit Batra |
