State Board of Education Resolutions and Legislation
In four years, Eric Goulet has been the lead drafter/sponsor of 10 SBOE State Resolutions and 6 bills transmitted to DC Council, including:
- 01
Strengthening school nursing to ensure every public school has a full-time RN as a school nurse, and ending the cluster model, which has caused many school nurses to leave our DC schools.
- 02
Permitting students to defer kindergarten, pre-k4, or pre-k3 for one-year if they have a birthday June 16th to September 30th
- 03
Calling for a school day-long, student cellphone-use ban to be implemented District-wide for the 2025-26 school year to reduce classroom distractions and bullying
- 04
Calling for the inclusion of multiple full-length novels in English Language Arts curriculum and engagement with parents before major curriculum changes are made
- 05
Expanding the authority of SBOE to (1) request data; (2) initiate and amend policies within its statutory purview; and (3) afford SBOE great weight in agency decisions.
- 06
Calling for an end to legacy and donor admissions preferences at postsecondary education institutions within the District of Columbia
- 07
Calling for improvements in the District’s approach to school meals, curriculum, career development, local infrastructure, and disaster preparedness.
- 08
Supporting full funding for universally accessible, convenient, high-quality, and free Out-of-School Time (afterschool) programs in the District of Columbia.
- 09
Urged a prompt resolution to negotiations between the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) and D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) to improve teachers’ working conditions, maintain existing labor protections, enhance school safety, and support teacher retention, thereby enhancing students’ educational experiences.
- 10
Recommending reforms to help ensure safe and reliable school transportation for students with disabilities
The full text of State Resolutions (SR) is available at sboe.dc.gov/page/resolutions-publications
The full text of Proposed Resolution (PR) and Bills (B) is available at lims.dccouncil.gov
Other SBOE Achievements
- 01
Supported adding Financial Literacy as a graduation requirement and ensured that World Language Competency-Based Credits were included in the revised high school graduation requirements.
- 02
Testified at 42 education-related DC Council legislative hearings and budget and performance oversight hearings in support of important issues to Ward 3 voters such as: full funding for Ward 3 public schools, strategies to reduce truancy and chronic absenteeism, increasing nurse staffing, adding Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 classes & inclusive special education capacity in Ward 3, replacing trailers with permanent buildings & reducing school overcrowding, and purchasing the former Whittle education campus.
- 03
Worked with colleagues to approve nationally recognized Social Studies Standards and held in-person and virtual listening sessions to hear from Ward 3 students, parents, and teachers.
- 04
Elected Vice-President of SBOE in 2026.
- 05
As Chair of the Administrative Committee, worked with board staff to increase the transparency of SBOE’s FY 2027 budget by approving agency performance metrics that will be posted on the DC government’s website.