District of Columbia State Board of Education
District of Columbia State Board of Education | |
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 |
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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
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 | ||
✔ | 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
- Ravi Perry (Nonpartisan)
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 | ||
✔ | 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 | ||
✔ | T. Michelle Colson (Nonpartisan) | 54.3 | 16,881 | |
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 | ||
✔ | Eboni-Rose Thompson (Nonpartisan) | 71.4 | 21,999 | |
Toni Criner (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 6,119 | ||
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
- Sherice Muhammad (Nonpartisan)
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 | ||
✔ | LaJoy Johnson-Law (Nonpartisan) | 98.2 | 21,564 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 394 |
Total votes: 21,958 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robbie Woodland (Nonpartisan)
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 | ||
✔ | Ben Williams (Nonpartisan) | 98.3 | 20,328 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 358 |
Total votes: 20,686 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alfonso Way Jr. (Nonpartisan)
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 | ||
✔ | Eric Goulet (Nonpartisan) | 53.3 | 14,033 | |
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 | ||
✔ | Robert Henderson (Nonpartisan) | 49.9 | 12,144 | |
Carisa Stanley Beatty (Nonpartisan) | 30.3 | 7,361 | ||
Nina O'Neill (Nonpartisan) | 18.9 | 4,584 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 226 |
Total votes: 24,315 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zachary Parker (Nonpartisan)
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 | ||
✔ | Brandon Best (Nonpartisan) | 51.1 | 12,596 | |
Joshua Wiley (Nonpartisan) | 47.3 | 11,650 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 404 |
Total votes: 24,650 | ||||
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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 | ||
✔ | Jacque Patterson (Nonpartisan) | 32.1 | 83,782 | |
Mysiki Valentine (Nonpartisan) | 19.4 | 50,610 | ||
Dorothy Douglas (Nonpartisan) | 18.3 | 47,865 | ||
Ravi Perry (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 29,529 | ||
Christopher W. Martin (Nonpartisan) | 10.6 | 27,619 | ||
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 | ||
✔ | Allister Chang (Nonpartisan) | 48.3 | 11,296 | |
Sarah Mehrotra (Nonpartisan) | 33.9 | 7,938 | ||
James Harnett (Nonpartisan) | 11.6 | 2,704 | ||
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 | ||
✔ | 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 | ||
✔ | Eboni-Rose Thompson (Nonpartisan) | 41.7 | 13,853 | |
Karen Williams (Nonpartisan) | 26.1 | 8,659 | ||
Dontrell Smith (Nonpartisan) | 24.3 | 8,079 | ||
Charles Boston (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 2,364 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 260 |
Total votes: 33,215 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Patricia Stamper (Nonpartisan)
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 | ||
✔ | Carlene Reid (Nonpartisan) | 46.5 | 13,155 | |
Ryan Washington (Nonpartisan) | 27.1 | 7,660 | ||
LaJoy Johnson-Law (Nonpartisan) | 25.7 | 7,275 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 226 |
Total votes: 28,316 | ||||
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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 | ||
✔ | Emily Gasoi (Nonpartisan) | 53.2 | 14,597 | |
Jason Andrean (Nonpartisan) | 31.2 | 8,547 | ||
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 | ||
✔ | Ruth Wattenberg (Nonpartisan) | 68.8 | 19,097 | |
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 | ||
✔ | Frazier O'Leary Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 45.5 | 2,456 | |
Rhonda Henderson (Nonpartisan) | 37.7 | 2,035 | ||
Elani Lawrence (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 583 | ||
Ryan Tauriainen (Nonpartisan) | 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 | ||
✔ | Zachary Parker (Nonpartisan) | 52.3 | 14,558 | |
Adrian Jordan (Nonpartisan) | 34.8 | 9,692 | ||
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 | ||
✔ | Jessica Sutter (Nonpartisan) | 61.9 | 22,843 | |
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
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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
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Footnotes
- ↑ District of Columbia State Board of Education, "Roles and Responsibilities," accessed November 16, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Code of the District of Columbia, "Chapter 26A. State Board of Education," accessed November 16, 2017
- ↑ District of Columbia State Board of Education, "Bylaws of the DC State Board of Education," accessed November 16, 2017
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- ↑ Code of the District of Columbia, "§ 1–611.10. Compensation — Members of the Board of Education," accessed November 16, 2017
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