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SMOB candidate Diya Ramakrishnan interviews with Saginaw School Board committee; final selection to be announced
Summary
Diya Ramakrishnan answered questions from the Policy and Curriculum Committee Sept. 8 as part of the 2025–26 Student Member of the Board (SMOB) interview process; the board tallied scores but did not make a final appointment and will notify candidates the next day.
Diya Ramakrishnan sat for a Student Member of the Board interview before the Policy and Curriculum Committee of the Saginaw School District on Sept. 8, answering questions posed by each board member. President Charles Coleman and central administration staffer Dr. Ramont Roberts framed the process and said the board would complete deliberations and share results with candidates by the following day.
Board members praised all applicants and discussed scoring after the interview. Ms. Ruth Ann Knapp said one school has a junior and "we will not lose out on who we pick, and they all are great candidates." Dr. Coleman later announced partial tallies: Diya Ramakrishnan, 33.6; Riya Patel, 33.1. He said he would prepare letters to thank all four student applicants.
No formal appointment was made at the Sept. 8 meeting. The committee’s discussion centered on scoring methodology and fairness; a procedural motion about how to calculate the scores failed to carry (no votes recorded). The district plans to notify candidates once deliberations are complete.
