District of Columbia State Board of Education

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District of Columbia State Board of Education

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General information
Office Type:  Nonpartisan
Office website:  Official Link
Total Seats:  9
Term limits:  None
Structure
Length of term:   4 years
Authority:  District of Columbia Code, Chapter 26A
Selection Method:  Elected
Elections
Next election:  2024
Last election:  2022
Other District of Columbia Executive Offices

The District of Columbia State Board of Education is an elected executive agency of the District of Columbia municipal government, responsible for managing the district's public K-12 education. The board's mission is "to provide policy leadership, support, advocacy, and oversight of public education to ensure that every student is valued and learns the skills and knowledge necessary to become informed, competent, and contributing global citizens."[1]

Current officeholders

The board is composed of nine members who are elected to four-year terms. Eight of the members are elected from the city's eight wards while the ninth is elected by the city at large. Elections to the board are staggered, with the members representing wards 2, 4, 7, 8, and the city at large elected in presidential election years and members representing wards 1, 3, 5, and 6 elected in midterm years. Each year, the board elects a president and vice president from among its members.[2][3]

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Office Name Party Date assumed office
District of Columbia State Board of Education At-large Jacque Patterson Nonpartisan January 2, 2021
District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 1 Ben Williams Nonpartisan January 2, 2023
District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 2 Allister Chang Nonpartisan January 2, 2021
District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 3 Eric Goulet Nonpartisan January 2, 2023
District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 4 Frazier O'Leary Jr. Nonpartisan January 2, 2019
District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5 Robert Henderson Nonpartisan January 2, 2023
District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6 Brandon Best Nonpartisan January 2, 2023
District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 7 Eboni-Rose Thompson Nonpartisan January 2, 2021
District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 8 Carlene Reid Nonpartisan January 2, 2021


Authority

The District of Columbia State Board of Education was established in its current form by the District of Columbia City Council in 2007. Its authority is laid out in § 38–2651 of the District of Columbia Code.[2]

§ 38–2651a - § 38–2651c:

(a)(1) There is established a State Board of Education (“Board”) consisting of 9 members. Four members shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council. Five members shall be elected. Four of the 5 elected members shall be elected from the 4 school districts created pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. One member shall be elected at-large as the President of the Board.

(2) Upon the repeal of §§ 1-204.52 and 1-204.95, the members of the Board of Education established pursuant to § 1-204.95 shall serve as the initial State Board of Education established by this chapter until noon, January 2, 2009.

(b) Beginning at 12:01 p.m. on January 2, 2009, the Board shall consist of 9 elected members. One member shall be elected from each of the 8 school election wards created pursuant to § 1-1011.01 and one member shall be elected at-large. The Board shall select its president from among the 9 members of the Board.

(c) The 4 school districts for the election of Board members, as described in subsection (a)(1) of this section, shall be comprised of the 8 election wards created pursuant to § 1-1011.01:

(1) Wards 1 and 2 shall comprise School District I;

(2) Wards 3 and 4 shall comprise School District II;

(3) Wards 5 and 6 shall comprise School District III; and

(4) Wards 7 and 8 shall comprise School District IV.

Qualifications

The qualifications for serving on the board are laid out in § 38–2651e of the District of Columbia Code. Board members must be eligible voters living in the ward they represent who have lived in that ward for at least one year prior to the election. They must not hold other elective office or serve as an employee of the municipal government or of the board itself. Should a sitting board member no longer meet the qualifications for serving on the board, they are considered to have forfeited their seat.[2]

§ 38–2651e:

(e)(1) Each member of the Board, including the at-large member, shall:

(A) Be a qualified elector, as that term is defined in § 1-1001.02, in the school election ward from which he seeks election;

(B) Have resided in the ward from which he or she is nominated for one year immediately preceding the election;

(C) Not hold another elective office, other than delegate or alternate delegate to a convention of a political party nominating candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States; or

(D) Not be an officer or employee of the District of Columbia government or of the Board.

(2) A member shall forfeit his or her office upon failure to maintain the requirements of this subsection.

Elections

The District of Columbia elects members to four-year terms on the State Board of Education in all even-numbered years. Members representing the city at large and wards 2, 4, 7, and 8 are elected on presidential election years, while members representing wards 1, 3, 5, and 6 are elected in midterm election years. Members take office on January 2 in the year following their election.

Term limits

There are no term limits to the District of Columbia State Board of Education.

2024

See also: District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2024

At-large

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education At-large

Incumbent Jacque Patterson won election in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jacque Patterson
Jacque Patterson (Nonpartisan)
 
97.3
 
212,218
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.7
 
5,791

Total votes: 218,009
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Ward 2

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 2

Incumbent Allister Chang won election in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Allister Chang
Allister Chang (Nonpartisan)
 
98.1
 
24,419
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
483

Total votes: 24,902
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Ward 4

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 4

T. Michelle Colson defeated incumbent Frazier O'Leary Jr. in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 4 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of T. Michelle Colson
T. Michelle Colson (Nonpartisan)
 
54.3
 
16,881
Image of Frazier O'Leary Jr.
Frazier O'Leary Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
44.7
 
13,899
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
324

Total votes: 31,104
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Ward 7

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 7

Incumbent Eboni-Rose Thompson defeated Toni Criner and Charles Boston in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 7 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Eboni-Rose Thompson
Eboni-Rose Thompson (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
71.4
 
21,999
Image of Toni Criner
Toni Criner (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
19.9
 
6,119
Image of Charles Boston
Charles Boston (Nonpartisan)
 
7.6
 
2,353
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
331

Total votes: 30,802
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Ward 8

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 8

LaJoy Johnson-Law won election in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 8 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of LaJoy Johnson-Law
LaJoy Johnson-Law (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
98.2
 
21,564
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.8
 
394

Total votes: 21,958
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2022

See also: District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2022

Ward 1

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 1

Ben Williams won election in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ben Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
98.3
 
20,328
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
358

Total votes: 20,686
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Ward 3

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 3

Eric Goulet defeated Michael Sriqui in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Eric Goulet (Nonpartisan)
 
53.3
 
14,033
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Michael Sriqui (Nonpartisan)
 
46.0
 
12,113
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
206

Total votes: 26,352
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Ward 5

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5

Robert Henderson defeated Carisa Stanley Beatty and Nina O'Neill in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Robert Henderson (Nonpartisan)
 
49.9
 
12,144
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Carisa Stanley Beatty (Nonpartisan)
 
30.3
 
7,361
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Nina O'Neill (Nonpartisan)
 
18.9
 
4,584
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
226

Total votes: 24,315
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Ward 6

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6

Brandon Best defeated Joshua Wiley in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Brandon Best (Nonpartisan)
 
51.1
 
12,596
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Joshua Wiley (Nonpartisan)
 
47.3
 
11,650
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6
 
404

Total votes: 24,650
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2020

See also: District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2020

At-large

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education At-large

The following candidates ran in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jacque Patterson
Jacque Patterson (Nonpartisan)
 
32.1
 
83,782
Image of Mysiki Valentine
Mysiki Valentine (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
19.4
 
50,610
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Dorothy Douglas (Nonpartisan)
 
18.3
 
47,865
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Ravi Perry (Nonpartisan)
 
11.3
 
29,529
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Christopher W. Martin (Nonpartisan)
 
10.6
 
27,619
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Troy Murphy (Nonpartisan)
 
6.8
 
17,789
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
4,023

Total votes: 261,217
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Ward 2

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 2

Allister Chang defeated Sarah Mehrotra, James Harnett, and Christopher Etesse in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Allister Chang
Allister Chang (Nonpartisan)
 
48.3
 
11,296
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Sarah Mehrotra (Nonpartisan)
 
33.9
 
7,938
Image of James Harnett
James Harnett (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
11.6
 
2,704
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Christopher Etesse (Nonpartisan)
 
5.2
 
1,211
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
236

Total votes: 23,385
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Ward 4

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 4

Incumbent Frazier O'Leary Jr. won election in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Frazier O'Leary Jr.
Frazier O'Leary Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
97.3
 
32,352
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.7
 
913

Total votes: 33,265
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Ward 7

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 7

Eboni-Rose Thompson defeated incumbent Karen Williams, Dontrell Smith, and Charles Boston in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Eboni-Rose Thompson
Eboni-Rose Thompson (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
41.7
 
13,853
Image of Karen Williams
Karen Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
26.1
 
8,659
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Dontrell Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
24.3
 
8,079
Image of Charles Boston
Charles Boston (Nonpartisan)
 
7.1
 
2,364
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
260

Total votes: 33,215
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Ward 8

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 8

Carlene Reid defeated Ryan Washington and LaJoy Johnson-Law in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 8 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carlene Reid
Carlene Reid (Nonpartisan)
 
46.5
 
13,155
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Ryan Washington (Nonpartisan)
 
27.1
 
7,660
Image of LaJoy Johnson-Law
LaJoy Johnson-Law (Nonpartisan)
 
25.7
 
7,275
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
226

Total votes: 28,316
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2018

See also: District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2018

Ward 1

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 1

Emily Gasoi defeated Jason Andrean and Callie Kozlak in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Emily Gasoi
Emily Gasoi (Nonpartisan)
 
53.2
 
14,597
Image of Jason Andrean
Jason Andrean (Nonpartisan)
 
31.2
 
8,547
Image of Callie Kozlak
Callie Kozlak (Nonpartisan)
 
14.7
 
4,027
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
252

Total votes: 27,423
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Ward 3

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 3

Incumbent Ruth Wattenberg defeated Dora Currea in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ruth Wattenberg
Ruth Wattenberg (Nonpartisan)
 
68.8
 
19,097
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Dora Currea (Nonpartisan)
 
30.0
 
8,320
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
334

Total votes: 27,751
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Ward 4

A special election for the Ward 4 seat was called for December 4, 2018, after Lannette Woodruff resigned her position.[4]

General election

Special general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 4

Frazier O'Leary Jr. defeated Rhonda Henderson, Elani Lawrence, and Ryan Tauriainen in the special general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Frazier O'Leary Jr.
Frazier O'Leary Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
45.5
 
2,456
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Rhonda Henderson (Nonpartisan)
 
37.7
 
2,035
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Elani Lawrence (Nonpartisan)
 
10.8
 
583
Image of Ryan Tauriainen
Ryan Tauriainen (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
5.6
 
303
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
17

Total votes: 5,394
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Ward 5

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5

Zachary Parker defeated Adrian Jordan and William Lewis in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Zachary Parker
Zachary Parker (Nonpartisan)
 
52.3
 
14,558
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Adrian Jordan (Nonpartisan)
 
34.8
 
9,692
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
William Lewis (Nonpartisan)
 
11.7
 
3,246
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
331

Total votes: 27,827
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Ward 6

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6

Jessica Sutter defeated incumbent Joe Weedon in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Jessica Sutter (Nonpartisan)
 
61.9
 
22,843
Image of Joe Weedon
Joe Weedon (Nonpartisan)
 
36.8
 
13,580
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
484

Total votes: 36,907
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Historical elections

Full history


Vacancies

The procedure for vacancy appointments is laid out in § 1–1001.10e of the District of Columbia Code. In the event of a vacancy on the board, the District of Columbia Board of Elections calls a special election to fill the vacant seat. The election must be held on a Tuesday no less than 70 and no more than 174 days after the vacancy is first opened.[2]

§ 1–1001.10e:

In the event of a vacancy of an elected member of the State Board of Education, the Board of Elections shall hold a special election to fill the unexpired term of the vacant office. The special election shall be held on the Tuesday occurring at least 70 days and not more than 174 days after the date on which the vacancy occurs which the Board determines, based on a totality of the circumstances, taking into account, inter alia, cultural and religious holidays and the administrability of the election, will provide the opportunity for the greatest level of voter participation. The person elected as a member to fill a vacancy on the State Board of Education shall take office the day on which the Board of Elections certifies his or her election.

Duties

The duties of the board are laid out in § 38–2652 of the District of Columbia Code. The board is tasked with advising the state superintendent on educational matters as well as approving academic standards. The board is also given authority to oversee the Office of the Ombudsman for Public Education and the Office of the Student Advocate. Finally, the board is charged with approving district-wide policies on subjects including charter schools, residency verification, home schooling, and school attendance enforcement.[2]

Compensation

Compensation for members of the board is laid out in § 1–611.10 of the District of Columbia Code. It empowers the District of Columbia City Council to establish compensation rates for members of the board. Annual compensation is capped at $16,000 for the board president and $15,000 for other members.[5]

Former officeholders

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Contact information

District of Columbia State Board of Education
One Judiciary Square
441 4th Street, NW, 530S, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 741-0888 Fax: (202) 741-0879

See also

External links

Footnotes