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District Board of Directors

Duquesne school board

The Duquesne City School District is overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and has an appointed receiver who oversees district-wide systems, policies and procedures. The District's school board members are elected by the community. To view the District's School Board Policies, Administrative Regulations, and Receiver Business Meeting Agendas / Minutes, visit our BoardDocs page.

Official Notice of Receiver Business Meetings

NOTICE is hereby given that the Receiver and the Board of School Directors of the Duquesne City School District will hold regular public meetings at the Duquesne K - 8 School, 300 Kennedy Avenue, Duquesne, PA 15110 at 5:30 PM on the dates listed below, except where notated. Links to the public agenda will be posted to the Calendar section of the District website the Friday preceding the advertised meeting.             

2024 - 2025  Receiver Business Meetings

  • July 2024 – No meeting
  • August 13, 2024
  • September 24, 2024
  • October 22,  2024 
  • November 2024 – No meeting
  • December 3, 2024* 
  • January 28, 2025
  • January 31, 2025*
  • February 25, 2025
  • March 25, 2025
  • April 2024 – No meeting
  • May 13, 2025
  • June 17, 2025*

School Board Special Meetings

• December 3, 2024 Special Meeting for Board Reorganization

• January 31, 2025 Special Receiver Business Meeting for Human Resources resolution purposes. (As advertised in District media 01/29/25 & the 01/31/25 general edition of the Tribune Review) 

• June 17, 2025 Special Meeting for Tax Resolution Approval

Board Resolutions and Media Releases

Board Members

Mrs. Sonya Gooden, President  

Email: goodens@dukesk12.org

Term Dates: Nov. 7, 2023 - Nov. 2027

 Mrs. Rosia Reid, Vice President

Email: reidr@dukesk12.org

Term Dates: Nov. 9, 2021 - Nov. 2025

Ms. Jocelyn Brown

Email: brownjo@dukesk12.org

Term Dates: Jan. 23, 2024 - Nov. 2025

Mrs. Candice Butler-Davis

Email: butlerc@dukesk12.org

Term Dates: Nov. 9, 2021 - Nov. 2025

Mr. Burton Comensky

Email: comenskyb@dukesk12.org

Term Dates: Nov. 7, 2023 - Nov. 2027

Mrs. Laura Elmore

Email: elmorel@dukesk12.org

Term Dates: Nov. 9, 2021 - Nov. 2025

Mrs. Calvina Harris

Email: harrisca@dukesk12.org

Term Dates: Nov. 7, 2023 - Nov. 2027

Mrs. Connie Lucas-Kemp

Email: lucaskempc@dukesk12.org

Term Dates: Jan. 23, 2024 - Nov. 2025

Mr. Cedric Robertson

Email: robertsonc@dukesk12.org

Term Dates: Nov. 7, 2023 - Nov. 2027

OTHER:

Mrs. Crystal Irdi, Board Secretary

Email: irdic@dukesk12.org

Mr. Devin Fortna, Board Treasurer

Email: fortnad@dukesk12.org

Mr. William Andrews, Solicitor

Email: wandrews@andrewsandprice.com

Dr. Sue Mariani, Superintendent

Email: marianis@dukesk12.org

Dr. William Kerr, Receiver

Email: kerrw@dukesk12.org

Term Dates: March 2025 - March 2028

 

Special Presentations