Five seek vacant seat on Coeur d'Alene school board

The school board in Coeur d'Alene has received five applications from Zone 4 residents seeking appointment to the board position recently vacated by Diane Zipperer.

The filing period ended 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The applicants are Rebecca Smith, Linda Davis, Jeff Child, Ann Seddon and Daniel Sheckler.

The four sitting board members - Sid Fredrickson, Tom Hamilton, Terri Seymour and Jim Purtee - are expected to review the applications individually and will discuss them when the board meets Monday at 5 p.m. at the Midtown Meeting Center of Fifth Street.

Laura Rumpler, the district's spokeswoman, said the appointment candidates have been asked by the board to attend Monday's meeting so the candidates can answer any additional questions the trustees may have.

The new trustee will complete Diane Zipperer's term which ends June 30, 2013. Zipperer recently resigned from the board, and said at the time, that the hours required for her board work had become a burden.