Idaho State Board of Education seeking applicants for open trustee positions

The Idaho State Board of Education is accepting applications for three Board of Trustee positions at North Idaho College (NIC) beginning today. The application window will be open until 4 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, April 25.

Applications should be submitted via email to the Office of State Board of Education: board@osbe.idaho.gov

Applications must include:

• A letter of interest 
• Resume
• Physical address where the applicant resides
• Trustee zone number for the zone the applicant is applying

Any person so appointed must reside in the trustee zone where the vacancy occurs and shall serve until the next trustee election in November 2022.

Here’s the NIC trustee zone map: https://www.nic.edu/board/OTZonesKC.pdf

A list of all applicants’ names will be posted on the State Board of Education website after the application window closes.

An ad-hoc committee comprised of three State Board members will review all applications and name finalists. Finalists will be interviewed by the ad-hoc committee on the NIC main campus in Coeur d’Alene on May 5.

The public can observe the ad-hoc committee as it conducts the interviews. The ad-hoc committee will make recommendations to the full State Board, which will convene a Special Board Meeting at NIC the following day on May 6 to deliberate and name new trustees in zones 1, 2 and 5. 

 For more information, contact Office of the State Board of Education Chief Communications and Legislative Affairs Officer Mike Keckler at (208) 332-1591 or mike.keckler@osbe.idaho.gov. 

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