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Saturday, October 24, 2026

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Christina Boggess

State Board of Education member, District 8

Official-page portrait of Christina Boggess
Official-page portrait file photo. Photo: Utah State Board of Education (photographer uncredited) · Copyright retained by rights holder · Wikimedia Commons

Salt Lake County

Office held

State Board of Education memberDistrict 8Source

Teaching across school settings

Christina Boggess has worked in elementary, middle and secondary education. Her official biography describes experience in rural, suburban and urban school systems, including Title I schools and other instructional settings. Her work has included classroom and program leadership, training for educators and participation in teams supporting student behavior and learning. She was elected to the Utah State Board of Education in 2022. [1]

Education and professional preparation

Boggess represents parts of Taylorsville, Kearns and West Jordan. Her academic record includes two undergraduate degrees and master’s degrees in educational leadership, English language learning, and management and leadership. Her biography also lists licensure and endorsements across multiple states. Her biography also describes work in professional development, with training for teachers in language arts, music and integrating arts into instruction. [1]

Instructional and policy work

Boggess’s professional-development work has included English language arts, music and arts integration. Her biography describes involvement in academic and performing-arts adjudication as well as school-support teams. In public policy, she identifies accountability, freedom and data privacy as interests. These are stated areas of emphasis alongside the classroom and organizational experience described in her official record. [1]

Boggess serves on the Finance and Audit committees. [2]

Recorded data-governance action

At the February 6, 2025 board meeting, Boggess seconded a substitute motion to approve the third draft of the board’s Data Governance Plan. The official minutes record unanimous approval by all fifteen members, including Boggess, of that revised policy. [3]

Profile sources

Profile refreshed October 20, 2026. Candidate statements describe the candidate's own experience or positions; official records and reporting are labeled separately.

  1. Official state board biography · Official record
  2. Current board committee assignments · Official record
  3. February 6, 2025 official meeting minutes · Official record

In the news

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Sources

  1. Utah State Board of Education, Board Members
  2. Utah State Board of Education, Christina Boggess

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