Eric Goulet
for Ward 3 DC State Board of education
2023 Priorities
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Build a coalition of Ward 3 parents to advocate for funding Ward 3 schools through the Adequacy Study, which is an in-depth study to ensure full and equitable funding for schools via the city's Uniform Per Student Funding Formula (UPSFF) to avoid cuts like Hardy Middle School is experiencing this year.
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Improve teacher retention by advocating for annual approvals of union contracts with salary increases and retention incentives; free tuition for continuing education opportunities; and funding to support the creation of affordable working housing for Ward 3 teachers in our Ward 3 communities.
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Expand extra-curricular activities for young people in sports, arts, music, robotics, etc.
2
Solve school overcrowding through the Attendance Zone Boundary Study, which will be critical in addressing Ward 3 school overcrowding. As part of this process, I would like to work with Ward 3 parents to advocate for the following priorities:
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Ensure that all Ward 3 neighborhood elementary schools have the physical capacity to guarantee by-right Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4.
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Ensure that we have an adequate number of classrooms to reduce class sizes.
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Examine all available large parcels for the District to purchase or lease sites that would create opportunities to build new schools throughout Ward 3.
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Advocate for additional funding for Stoddert Elementary School modernization to build an additional floor and avoid the split of the Stoddert School Community.
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Create opportunities for optional year-round education, which will reduce summer learning loss. I would like to reimagine the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment, to include more educational elements, field trips, sports, music, and the arts – while retaining a job readiness element and payments for participating students.
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Collaborate with the knowledgeable members and staff of DC’s State Board of Education to create an engaging school curriculum and implement the “Every Student Succeeds Act” by preparing a statewide graduation accountability plan and to establishing criteria for school report cards.
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Advocate for the installation of sidewalks and raised, painted crosswalks around our schools to improve pedestrian safety.