Boise, ID -- (07/12/2023) --The following Trustee Appointment Timeline has been established by the Boise School Board of Trustees to fill a current vacancy on the Board.

Trustee Appointment Timeline

• July 10, 2023: Board declared Board vacancy.

• July 12, 2023: Candidate nomination application process opens and applications are available on the Board of Trustees Appointment Process 2023 website or in the Clerk of the Board's Office at 8169 W. Victory Road, Boise, Idaho, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. M-F beginning August 8, 2023).

• August 11, 2023: Candidate nomination applications due. Candidate applications must be returned and signed by the applicant in person to the Clerk of the Board's office located at 8169 W. Victory Road, Boise, Idaho no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 11, 2023. The application form must be complete. Applications received will be posted on the Board of Trustees Appointment Process 2023 website.

• August 18, 2023: Board Workshop at 12 p.m. in the Board Room at the District Services Center, 8169 W. Victory Road, Boise, Idaho to consider applicants and the Board then votes to determine applicants to interview.

• August 21, 2023 - September 1, 2023: Special Board Meeting to be scheduled to interview trustee candidate finalists and select a new Trustee.

• September 11, 2023: The new Trustee selected will be officially sworn in at the Regular Board Meeting held at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room at the District Services Center, 8169 W. Victory Rd., Boise, Idaho.

The Boise School Board will follow Regulation 1131(R) - Filling Vacancies on the Board of Trustees.

Applicant questions should be directed to the Clerk of the Board (208-854-4123 or sharon.mast@boiseschools.org). Answers will be provided in a timely manner. 

Qualifications of Trustees

To be eligible to serve as a Trustee an individual must be at least 18 years of age, an elector and resident of the Boise School District, and have no direct or indirect interest in District contracts. Before entering upon his/her duties, he/she shall take and subscribe an oath faithfully to perform the duties of his/her trust according to law; and no Trustee shall have any pecuniary interest, either directly or indirectly, in any contract with said District, or in any supplies furnished to or for said District, nor shall any Trustee be surety for the performance of any contract with the said Board or District, or the agent or partner of any contractor with said Board or District, and no action shall be maintained or recovery had against said Board or District upon any contract or obligation in which any Trustee is so interested, but the same shall be void. (District Policy 1131: Filling Vacancies on the Board)