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School Board 101 - January 7
The West Chester Area School District (WCASD) will host an information session on Monday, January 7, 2019, for community members interested in running for the School Board in the May 2019 primary election.
“School Board 101” will begin at 7 p.m. in the Spellman Education Center and will feature discussions on board member candidacy, roles and responsibilities, ballot and election process, and more. Speakers will include Jim Scanlon, Superintendent of the WCASD; Mila Hayes, Member Services Manager, Pennsylvania School Boards Association; and Sandra Burke, Acting Director of Chester County Voter Services. There will be time at the end of the program for attendees to ask questions.
Community members interested in attending “School Board 101” must submit their RSVP to Linda Cherashore via phone: 484-266-1018 or email: lcherashore@wcasd.net by Friday, January 4.
The WCASD School Board is comprised of nine directors who serve four-year terms and are elected by region. For the May 2019 primary, there will be four school board seats up for election. Each region will have the following number of positions available:
Region 1 – Two vacant seats
Region 2 – Two vacant seats
Region 3 – One vacant seat
To locate the municipalities located in each region, please click here.
To be eligible to serve on the Board, a candidate must be at least 18 years of age prior to appointment; a resident of the school district for at least one year prior to appointment; must not have an office or position which is incompatible with the office of school director; and be of good moral character and not otherwise ineligible to the office of school director.
The Spellman Education Center is located at 782 Springdale Drive, Exton, PA 19341.
For more information, please contact Mrs. Jennifer Neill, Digital Communications Coordinator, West Chester Area School District at 484-266-1170 or jneill@wcasd.net.