Rachel Langan
Meet the Back to Basics Candidates!
Updated: Mar 26
Back to Basics is pleased to announce our candidates for the WCASD School Board for 2023! (Press release below.)
West Chester, Pennsylvania – Back to Basics West Chester, a political action committee formed to bring balance to the West Chester Area School Board in 2023, is pleased to announce the endorsement of the following candidates for School Director:
Bob Rafetto and Nick Spangler (Region 1)
Amanda Greenberg and Peggy Schmitt (Region 2)
Alain Oliver (Region 3)
Back to Basics West Chester was founded by parents in the West Chester Area School District with the mission to refocus on academic excellence for every student through a more balanced school board. The PAC is committed to keeping politics and all political agendas out of the classroom.
The five endorsed candidates are committed to Back to Basics’ fundamental mission and pillars, including academic excellence, transparency, parents as partners, and fiscal accountability.
Back to Basics selected the five candidates based on their diverse backgrounds, commitment to serve the community, alignment with the platform, and their balanced views on how to best approach the myriad of issues facing the school district.
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