DUANE
GRIGSBY JR.
Parent. PTA leader. Volunteer. Business owner. Community builder.
Leadership that starts with showing up.
Duane Larry Grigsby Jr. works with parents, students, schools, businesses and neighborhoods. His style is easy to understand: listen, learn what the problem is, bring people together and get to work.
Parent Leader
He works with school families and believes parents should know what is happening and why it matters.
DPSCD Volunteer
He has spent time inside the district, at meetings and in the community helping students and families.
Business Owner
He has about 20 years of business experience solving problems, managing work and serving customers.
The work came before the campaign.
This campaign is built on a record of service, parent involvement, business experience and community work.
L & L Distribution taught me how to solve real problems.
L & L Distribution is the foundation of Duane's business experience. Over roughly two decades, that work grew into a connected ecosystem of businesses and community projects.
Business teaches simple lessons: know where the money goes, treat people with respect, finish the job, fix problems fast and stand behind your work. Those lessons matter when a school district deals with budgets, contracts, buildings, vendors and public trust.
Different services. One goal: help people solve problems.
Think of the ecosystem like a tree. L & L Distribution is the trunk. The other businesses and programs are branches that serve different needs.
L & L Distribution
Distribution, contracting, property work, business operations and hands-on service.
Square One Full Circle
Youth mentoring, literacy, family support, workforce development and community programs.
Property & Housing Services
Rental housing, rehabilitation, maintenance and neighborhood improvement.
HelpWithACarOnline
Helping people connect with transportation information and resources.
JR Management
Artist management, consulting, distribution, contracts, marketing and business development.
One Connected System
Housing, youth, transportation, business and family needs connect because families do not live one problem at a time.
I know what work looks like.
Duane's property and contracting background gives him practical experience with maintenance, repairs, contractors, timelines and project completion.
That experience matters when a school district owns buildings, manages large contracts and makes decisions that affect whole neighborhoods.
Six things families should understand right away.
No complicated political language. These are the issues Duane will keep pushing.
1. Better Parent Communication
Parents should know about events, programs, resources and important changes before they miss them.
2. Strong Accountability
Ask where money is going, whether contracts are working and whether students are getting the promised results.
3. Transportation
Students need dependable ways to get to school and families need clear answers when transportation breaks down.
4. Family Stability
Housing, homelessness, food and mental-health needs affect whether a child is ready to learn.
5. Reading, Mentoring & Opportunity
More children should have reading support, mentors, STEM, after-school programs and workforce exposure.
6. Buildings & Neighborhoods
School buildings, closed school properties, grass, safety and maintenance affect the whole neighborhood.
See the experience behind the words.
Business experience. Parent leadership. Community service.
This campaign is about connecting the people who make decisions with the parents, students and neighborhoods who live with those decisions every day.
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