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School Board Candidates
School Board Candidates
School Board Candidates
For REGION 1
For REGION 2
For REGION 3
West Chester Borough and parts of West Goshen
West Whiteland and East Goshen
East Bradford, Westtown, Thornburys (Chesco& Delco)
and parts of West Goshen
Sue Tiernan
• Vice-president of West Chester Area
School Board, Chair of the Education
Committee, member of the Pupil
Services Committee and West
Chester Area School District member
for Chester County Intermediate Unit
School Board
• While on the school board, she
helped form a Legislative Action
Committee to work with legislature to curb unfunded
mandates, completed a three year comprehensive program
to proactively manage changing regulations to meet state
standards and address current and projected fiscal
realities, and formed a new set of regulations to evaluate
the professional and administrative staff
• Volunteer at Community Volunteers in Medicine for over
7 years, former board member of the Charles A. Melton
Community Center
• A lifelong resident of West Chester who graduated from
Henderson High School, is a parent of 2 Henderson alumni,
and grandmother to two current West Chester students at
Hillsdale Elementary School and Peirce Middle School.
Matthew Morley
• Resides in West Whiteland with his
wife Bethany, daughter Isabelle and
their two dogs, Teddy and Randy
• Attorney and Small Business Owner
• Managing Partner of Kilgore, Lawson
and Morley, a boutique law firm
based in West Chester that focuses
on complex asset division and estate planning
• Qualified Expert in Pensions and Employee Benefit Plans
• Attended public schools from kindergarten through law
school
• Serves on several volunteer committees, including the
Pennsylvania Bar Association’s committees for Legal
Services to the Public, Military and Veteran Affairs,
Unauthorized Practice of Law and Charitable Organizations
Gary Bevilacqua:
• Currently IT Project Manager at
Vanguard with over 30 years work
experience in both the Engineering
and Information Technology
industries
• A current West Chester Area School
Board Director who helped form a
Legislative Action Committee to work
with legislature to curb unfunded
mandates, completed a three year comprehensive program
to proactively manage changing regulations to meet state
standards and address current and projected fiscal
realities, and formed a new set of regulations to evaluate
the professional and administrative staff
• A dedicated community volunteer who serves on several
district task force committees, is Vice President and Coach
at West Chester United Soccer Club, is Eagle Scout
Sponsor, and serves on the Westtown Township Open
Space Committee.
• 29 year resident of the district having resided in both West
Goshen for 6 years and currently Westtown with his wife
Cindy. Father of two children who received an excellent
education from WCASD and have graduated form
Henderson and Rustin
Kate Shaw
• Executive Director for Research for
Action, an independent educational
research organization focused on
using data to improve educational
outcomes, with 20 years of experience
in development and implementation
of educational policies
• Served as Deputy Secretary for
Postsecondary and Higher Education in the Pennsylvania
Department of Education, and currently serves on several
committees and advisory boards on postsecondary success
and workforceinvestment
• Author of several books, journals and articles on education.
• Proud parent of a senior at Bayard Rustin High School, and
20-year resident of West Chester Borough
Samantha Bloom
• Director of Advancement Services at
Episcopal Academy, where she is
responsible for all aspects of fulfilling
fundraising and marketing activities,
staff training, and supervision
• Small business owner for 8 years,
offering organizational management,
software training, and business process documentation
services, who also has over 20 years experience in
proposal writing, grant administration, development, public
relations, board management, research, and data analytics
• Serves on the WCASD Legislative Action Committee and in
a variety of volunteer leadership roles with local Girl Scouts
troops, sports coaching, booster clubs, and service
organizations.
• A West Whiteland resident for 15 years, and mother of two
daughters thriving at Mary C. Howse Elementary and
Henderson High School
For more information about
the team, please visit:
www.facebook.com/betterdirectionforwestchester
www.BetterDirection4wc.com
REGIONAL ELECTIONS
FOR WEST CHESTER
AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGIONAL ELECTIONS
FOR WEST CHESTER
AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGIONAL ELECTIONS
FOR WEST CHESTER
AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
On May 19, 2015 the West Chester
Area School District will elect
school board directors from three
different regions.
ADVANCING OUR STUDENTS,
OUR DISTRICT AND OUR
COMMUNITY IN
A BETTER DIRECTION
A BETTER DIRECTION
FOR WEST CHESTER
REGION 1:
West Chester Borough and West Goshen
Township excluding West Goshen precincts
S2 and S4 whose polling places are at
the Government Services Building.
REGION 2:
• Award winning schools are all ranked in the
top 100 high schools in PA and top 500 in
the country
• Increasing property values
• Lowest school property taxes in the county
• Incumbents Bevilacqua and Tiernan along
with Shaw, Bloom and Morley know that
dynamic communities excel when you
receive value in public education.
West Whiteland and East Goshen Townships
REGION 3:
Westtown, Thornbury Chester and Delaware
Counties, East Bradford Townships and West
Goshen precincts S2 and S4
OUR 2015 CANDIDATES:
REGION 1: SHAW AND TIERNAN
BEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN
PENNSYLVANIA
Our district ranks in the top 1% on the PA
Performance Profile, named to the College
Boards Annual AP District Honor Roll five years
running, Rustin, Henderson and East High
Schools are all ranked in the top 100 high
schools in PA and WCASD still maintains the
lowest millage in the county.
REGION 2: BLOOM AND MORLEY
REGION 3: BEVILACQUA
On May 19th, Elect
REGION 1: SHAW AND TIERNAN
Your polling location does not change.
The ballot will properly reflect your regional
candidates.
Paid For By Better Direction For West Chester.
REGION 2: BLOOM AND MORLEY
A bi-partisan organization of community leaders,
parents, residents and business professionals who
believe providing a quality education and
increasing academic achievement each year
should be the foundation of every decision made
by our school board. We understand that there is
no hope of advancing education when party
politics is the only lens through which decisions
are made.
Our school board directors determine how our
children are educated and how our tax dollars are
spent. Voting on May 19, 2015 for the Better
Direction for West Chester school board
candidates is a powerful way to support student
success and strengthen our community and
property values.
OUR 2015 CANDIDATES:
REGION 1: SHAW AND TIERNAN
REGION 2: BLOOM AND MORLEY
REGION 3: BEVILACQUA
For more information about the team, please visit:
www.facebook.com/betterdirectionforwestchester
www.betterdirection4wc.com
REGION 3: BEVILACQUA
Paid For By Better Direction For West Chester.
Paid For By Better Direction For West Chester.