About the D.C. State Board of Education
The D.C. State Board of Education (SBOE) is an independent agency within the District government that advises the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), which is the District’s state education agency. There are nine elected representatives on the State Board, each representing their respective wards, with one member representing the District at large, and four appointed student representatives.
The State Board has approval authority over many statewide regulations, including accountability frameworks, school report cards, attendance, residency, graduation requirements, and teacher preparation programs. State Board members engage with their community members to promote academic achievement and equity through policy leadership, engagement, support, advocacy, and oversight.
Our Latest Posts
Farewell from Ward 6 Representative Jessica Sutter
It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve my neighbors, the students, and the schools of Ward 6 for the past four years. Being trusted by my colleagues to serve as State Board President for the last year of the term was the icing on the cake of a wonderful experience of public…
Farewell from Ward 5 Representative Zachary Parker
As my time ends on the D.C. State Board of Education, I am proud to reflect on the tremendous impact the State Board has had on the D.C. education landscape in recent years. In my first year on the State Board, I authored a resolution calling on more robust support for students with learning disabilities,…
Farewell from Ward 3 Representative Ruth Wattenberg
When I joined the State Board eight years ago, the State Board itself was just eight years old! It had been rightly and urgently focused on initial tasks, like getting the city’s first academic standards written and approved. It was not really an arena for elevating issues and voices. Under our rules at the time,…
Farewell from Ward 1 Representative Emily Gasoi
It has been an incredible honor and an incredible learning experience to have served on the D.C. State Board of Education over these past four years—three of them through the pandemic. I appreciate the opportunity to share some highlights in this farewell. In my first year on the State Board, I helped start the Ward…
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Read our annual report
As education leaders across the District worked to ensure that our children are on the road to recovery after the losses of the past two years, the State Board worked hard to advocate for students, their families, and educators. In 2022, the State Board centered student voice, updated the District’s community service requirement and attendance regulations, advocated for public safety and improving the District’s response to allegations of sexual assault in schools, and adopted meaningful and more equitable changes to the statewide accountability plan. Throughout its work, the State Board has used its platform to bring community voice to the forefront of the policymaking process.
Don’t miss a meeting
The State Board meets regularly every month: working sessions are on the first Wednesday of every month at 4 pm and public meetings are on the third Wednesday of every month at 5:30 pm. Meetings are normally held at One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW, unless otherwise specified.
Can’t make the meeting? No worries! We keep records of all meeting documents on our website and post livestreams of our meetings on our Youtube channel.
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