District of Columbia State Board of Education
Logo of the District of Columbia State Board of Education
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| Formed | 1804 (legal predecessor) 2004 (current agency) |
| Jurisdiction | District of Columbia |
| Headquarters | One Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C. 20001 38°53′43.6266″N 77°0′56.1486″W / 38.895451833°N 77.015596833°WCoordinates: 38°53′43.6266″N 77°0′56.1486″W / 38.895451833°N 77.015596833°W |
| Employees | 18 FTEs |
| Annual budget | $1,151,555 |
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| Website | http://sboe.dc.gov/ |
The District of Columbia State Board of Education (SBOE) is an executive branch independent agency of the Government of the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C., the United States. The SBOE provides advocacy, oversight, and policy guidance for the District of Columbia Public Schools, and works closely with the Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools and the District of Columbia State Superintendent of Education. The SBOE has jurisdiction over public schools in the District of Columbia. Charter schools are overseen by the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board.
Authority for the establishment of public education in the District of Columbia was granted by the United States Congress in 1802, when the existing Commissioner system of government was abolished and a mayor-council government created. Two years later, a 13-member Board of Trustees was established to oversee schools in the District. Seven members were appointed by the mayor, while the remaining six were elected by those citizens who had donated funds to the city's school system. Thomas Jefferson was elected to the board, and became its first president (serving until 1808).
The City Council divided the District of Columbia into two school districts in 1816. One was governed by the existing Board of Trustees, and the other by a board appointed by the council. Two years later, the "old board" was abolished and replaced by a board appointed solely by the council.
For most of the 19th century, the District of Columbia was divided into three distinct legal entities: The Federal City (consisting mostly of the area south of Florida Avenue), the town of Georgetown, the town of Alexandria, and the County of Washington (that part of the District not included in the previous three entities). In 1842, Georgetown established a seven-member Board of School Guardians to oversee private schools receiving public funds. Two years later, the Federal City's two school boards were merged into a single 13-member board. Three board members were appointed by the council from each of the city's four wards, while the mayor served as the board president. The council turned over its appointment authority to the mayor in 1858, and for the first time the board of trustees was required to promulgate an annual budget and annual report.
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