Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils (CRASC)

What is CRASC?

CRASC, the Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils, is a county-wide representative organization of secondary school student government associations.  This group serves as a forum where students can discuss student related issues, participate in leadership development activities, and collaborate with other students across the county. As a sounding board for students' feelings and ideas, CRASC is structured to take these thoughts and present them to the proper policy-making body, whether it be the Board of Education, County Government or the State Legislature.

CRASC provides:

• monthly General Assemblies with representatives from all Anne Arundel County secondary schools. 

• county-wide leadership conferences.

• representation to the Maryland Association of Student Councils (MASC), and the National Association of Student Councils (NASC). 

• the mechanism through which the Student on the Board of Education (SMOB) is elected, the only full voting student member in the nation. 

• student representation on numerous educational committees. 

• representation at Anne Arundel County Board of Education meetings through the Educational Liaison Committee (ELC). 

• legislative lobbying on youth and educationally-related issues through the Legislative Liaison Committee (LLC). 

• student involvement in community action groups through the Environmental and Community Action Committee (ECAC).   

• student leadership workshops.

For more information on CRASC, call the Office of Student Leadership Development at 410-222-5405 or e-mail the CRASC Advisor Aimee Poisson, Administrator for Student Leadership Development, at apoisson@aacps.org.