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Saturday, October 24, 2026

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Cindy Bishop Davis

State Board of Education member, District 11

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

Salt Lake CountyUtah County

Office held

State Board of Education memberDistrict 11Source

Classroom and school leadership

Cindy Bishop Davis attended Jordan District schools, earned a bachelor’s degree at Brigham Young University and completed a master’s in education leadership and policy at the University of Utah. She is licensed in English and reading instruction and school administration. Her career includes teaching at Oak Canyon Junior High, serving as an Alpine District principal and working in teacher preparation at Utah Valley University. [1]

Board and community service

Davis was reelected to a second state board term in 2022. Her represented area includes parts of Utah County, Lehi, American Fork, Alpine and Bluffdale. Her prior board leadership includes vice chair of the full board and vice chair of Law and Licensing and Audit. Her community work has included PTA leadership, a local district community council and university advisory boards. [1]

Cindy Bishop Davis holds a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and a master's in educational leadership and policy from the University of Utah. The State Board of Education's biography describes her as a licensed English and reading teacher, a former principal in the Alpine School District and a clinical field supervisor in Utah Valley University's teacher-preparation program. She is in her second board term, having been re-elected in 2022, and chairs its Finance Committee. [4]

Teacher preparation and governance

Davis’s official biography lists current work as a clinical field supervisor at Utah Valley University. It also describes service on UVU’s education advisory board and an Envision Utah advisory board. She identifies students as the focus of decisions by families, educators and policymakers, connecting that position to her classroom, administrative and university experience. [1]

Davis chairs Finance and serves on the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind Committee. [2]

Recorded student-data action

At the February 6, 2025 meeting, Davis proposed having staff explore de-identified student-data alternatives with Utah State University’s Center for the School of the Future. The substitute motion passed eleven to four, with Davis voting in favor of it. [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
  4. Utah State Board of Education biography · Official record

In the news

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Sources

  1. Utah State Board of Education, Board Members
  2. Utah State Board of Education biography

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