Six people have applied for a vacancy on the Boise School Board.

The application window closed at noon Friday — beginning a process that could seat a new trustee by mid-October.

The state’s second-largest district is seeking a successor to Maria Greeley, a 13-year trustee who resigned in September. Greeley is moving to Singapore.

Here’s a closer look at the applicants (click on the links for their full application):

• Jeff Carlson works in Boise for Clever Inc., a San Francisco-based software firm. Carlson works as the firm’s head of national education partnerships. According to his resume, Carlson is a former staffer with the Tennessee Department of Education; served as an aide to former U.S. Rep. Walt Minnick, D-Idaho; and taught special education for two years in New York City, as part of the Teach for America program. He has a doctorate in education leadership from Harvard College.
• Kym Couch has worked 13 years in Boise State University’s Office of Information Technology. She holds a doctorate in public policy and administration from Boise State. “The Boise School District has had a lot of highly controversial political situations arise recently,” Couch said in her questionnaire. “The board, of course, has to respond to these situations, and I do believe the responses have been appropriate, but something that could be improved on is less focus on these and more focus on educational improvement of our students.”
• Iver Iverson, a student, recently worked for six months as a U.S. Senate page. “I feel as a student I am able to take the realistic wants of my fellow students and work and negotiate fairly with teachers and faculty to create an idea of what a beneficial curriculum, grading system and course requirements would look like.”
• Kirtlan Naylor, a retired attorney, served as an Ada County deputy prosecutor, handling juvenile criminal cases and child protection cases. He is also a former Maple Grove PTA president. His application for the nonpartisan post includes several bipartisan endorsements — from former Secretary of State Ben Ysursa and former Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, both Republicans; from former Boise trustee and gubernatorial candidate A J Balukoff, a Democrat; and College of Southern Idaho President Dean Fisher. Naylor holds degrees from Brigham Young University.
• Alejandro Necochea is medical director of community health and engagement for the St. Luke’s Health System. “As a physician trained in public health and a preventive medicine practitioner, I am interested in fostering systems where children and families thrive,” Necochea wrote in his application. “Caring for children is one of the most upstream things we can do to create healthy communities. Strong school systems are foundational to this effort.” He holds degrees from Yale University, Johns Hopkins University and Harvard.
• Jamie Smith is financial manager for the Idaho Commission for Libraries, and previously worked for the Idaho Department of Correction. “I believe the district has done an excellent job sharing a message of inclusion and compassion, prioritizing student safety, and navigating the turbulent political environment,” Smith said in her application. Smith is the mother of two daughters in Boise public schools. She has a master’s degree in public administration from Boise State.

Trustees will meet Thursday to consider the applications, and perhaps make an immediate appointment. They have a second meeting scheduled for Oct. 8 to interview candidates and choose a new trustee.

The new trustee will be sworn in on Oct. 13, and will serve a term running through Boise’s September 2026 board elections.