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How to Register

Only the parents and / or legal guardians can register a child within Duquesne City School District's educational program. If you are not the biological parent of the child, you must present us with a court order of custody, adoption certificate, agency placement letter, or other adequate documentation.  

To Register Online:

  1. Create a Community Portal Student Registration profile and complete the registration process online by clicking here: https://padqc-sapphire.k12system.com/CommunityWebPortal/Registration/index.cfm
  2. Gather supporting documents to upload prior to submitting your child's registration forms:
    • Two current proofs of residence (Acceptable proofs include: gas bill, light bill, tax statement, evidence of receiving checks from public assistance or social security)
    • Current lease
    • Birth or baptismal certificate
    • Current Immunizations with dates
    • Parent / Guardian identification with current Duquesne address (i.e. drivers license, state ID)
    • A copy of your child's most recent report card or transcript. This will help with placement while the school waits to receive your child's records from the school most recently attended
    • Affidavit of Residency, if applicable
  3. The Central Registration designee may contact you with any questions, to request additional documentation, etc.
  4. After registering your child(ren), it may take up to three school days before your child can begin school. The Central Registration department will contact you when your child(ren) may begin attending Duquesne K - 8 School. 
 
To Complete Paper Registration Forms:
  1. Contact the Central Registration department at 412-466-9600, ext. 7017 to request paper forms to be mailed to your home or visit the K - 8 Office during normal school hours.
  2. You may download a fillable PDF version of the district's Student Registration forms to complete and print by selecting HERE.
  3. Once you have completed the required forms, gather supporting documents to bring with you for your follow-up appointment:
    • Two current proofs of residence (Acceptable proofs include: gas bill, light bill, tax statement, evidence of receiving checks from public assistance or social security, rental agreement / lease, real estate bill of sale, etc.
    • Birth or baptismal certificate
    • Current Immunizations with dates
    • Parent / Guardian identification with current Duquesne address (i.e. drivers license, state ID)
    • A copy of your child's most recent report card or transcript. This will help with placement while the school waits to receive your child's records from the school most recently attended
    • Affidavit of Residency, if applicable
  4. Please bring all of the required supporting documents to your appointment. Do not make an appointment until you have all of your supporting documents. 
  5. Please contact Central Registration at 412-466-9600 ext. 7017 to schedule an appointment to complete the registration process.
  6. After registering your child(ren), it may take the District up to three school days before your child can begin school. The Central Registration department will contact you when your child(ren) may begin attending Duquesne K - 8 School.  
 
 
For more detailed information, please contact us at 412-466-9600 ext. 7017.
 
If your family is homeless or if you have questions about the residency status for you and your child(ren), please contact our Homeless Liaison, Sara Fite at 412-466-5300 ext. 7017 or fites@dukesk12.org for more information and requirements.

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

*Determining Eligibility for McKinney-Vento Rights and Services

In 1987, Congress passed the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, (subsequently renamed the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act) to aid homeless persons. The Act defines the term "homeless children and youths" as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.  The McKinney-Vento Act states that it is the policy of Congress that state educational agencies shall ensure that each child of a homeless individual and each homeless youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as provided to other children and youths.

Who is considered homeless?

This Basic Education Circular (BEC) explains the categories of children who are "homeless" and entitled to the protections of the federal law. These categories include:

  • Children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals;
  • Children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
  • Children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings;
  • "Migratory children” who qualify as homeless under federal law because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii) above. The term "migratory children" means children who are (or whose parent(s) or spouse(s) are) migratory agricultural workers, including migratory dairy workers or migratory fishermen, and who have moved from one school district to another in the preceding 36 months.
  • "Unaccompanied homeless youth" including any child who is "not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian." This includes youth who have run away from home, been thrown out of their home, been abandoned by parents or guardians, or separated from their parents for any other reason.

School placement

The McKinney-Vento Act requires that, "local educational agencies will designate an appropriate staff person, who may also be a coordinator for other federal programs, as a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth.” Appropriate school placement arrangements, based on the child’s best interest, should be implemented through the cooperative efforts of the respective chief school administrators. Determining the best interest of the child or youth under McKinney-Vento Act, the LEA shall continue the child’s or youth’s education in the school of origin for the duration of homelessness when a family becomes homeless between academic years or during an academic year. The LEA must also enroll the child or youth in any public school that non-homeless students who live in the attendance area in which the child or youth is actually living are eligible to attend. The selected school shall immediately enroll the child or youth in school, even if the child or youth lacks records normally required for enrollment, such as previous academic records, medical records, proof of residency or other documentation

Change of Address

What happens if I move?  What if I move to a new residence but still live in Duquesne? 
Any time you move from one address to another, you are required to change the address, in person, with the Central Registration office. We will not be able to change your address by fax or any other means. School mail will not be forwarded to your new address unless this process is completed. Continuation of returned mail can create questions in regard to your residency status (if the school receives returned mail from the post office, we may investigate to see if you still live in Duquesne.)
 
What if I move out of the District? 
If you are moving out of Duquesne, please contact Central Registration at 412-466-9600 Ext. 7017. In order to officially withdraw your child(ren) from our District, you must sign our official Withdrawal form. Following this process will help prevent truancy issues while you are transitioning your child(ren) to their new District.

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Children with English as a Second Language

We will support your child(ren) through our English as a Second Language Program (ESL). ESL programs are designed for students whose dominant language is not English. The purpose of the program is to increase the English language proficiency of eligible students so they can attain academic standards and achieve success in the classroom.
 
Please contact our Special Education Department at (412) 466-9600 ext. 7011  for more information.