ABOUT DR. MATHIAS
Jayme often jokes that he wasn’t born in Austin—but that he got here as quickly as he could! Upon finishing his undergraduate studies at St. Louis University, Jayme first moved to District 2 at the age of 23 to complete a nine-month internship, which included outreach to gang youth in East Austin. After completing his first graduate degree in D.C., he returned to District 2 in 2000 to begin his career of service to education in Austin.
In 2001, Jayme co-founded La FUENTE Learning Center, which continues its mission of providing children’s programs, the DELTA program for high school credit recovery, and classes for adult English-language learners. In 2002, La FUENTE became the first organization to partner with the Austin ISD and offer the DELTA program outside of an AISD facility.
Jayme has great empathy for our AISD teachers & administrators. He is a certified instructor of secondary foreign languages in the state of Texas and has taught all levels of high school Spanish, including Advanced Placement Spanish Language & Literature. He also served as president of a local, college-preparatory school in South Austin for four years, overseeing the school's Vice Presidents for Academics (i.e., the principal), Admissions, Advancement, Postsecondary Studies, and the school's innovative Corporate Work Study Program, which allowed high school students to intern in Austin's corporate world to offset the cost of their college-preparatory education.
In 2009, while serving as pastor of what he would grow to be Austin's largest Spanish-language Catholic parish, Jayme worked with Christina Collazo to co-found Sí Se Puede Learning Center in East Austin. Sí Se Puede is a dual-generation learning center that provides early childhood education to infants, as well as rich educational resources for their parents.
In 2012, after more than ten years of ordained ministry within the Roman Catholic Church, Jayme incardinated into the American Catholic Church in the U.S. and was named pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in South Austin. The same year, he was elected to the Austin ISD Board of Trustees, to represent District 2, a district of 55,000 voters in Dove Springs, East Austin, East Riverside/Oltorf, Montopolis & Travis Heights.
Jayme possesses two undergraduate degrees, four graduate degrees, and his Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership Studies. He shares: “The English word ‘education’ comes from a Latin root, e-ducere, which means ‘to lead.’ Through these years of service to education here in District 2, I’m humbled to have helped lead so many children, youths & adults toward an increased knowledge of themselves and of our world—and I look forward to serving the educational needs of our community for years to come!”
In 2001, Jayme co-founded La FUENTE Learning Center, which continues its mission of providing children’s programs, the DELTA program for high school credit recovery, and classes for adult English-language learners. In 2002, La FUENTE became the first organization to partner with the Austin ISD and offer the DELTA program outside of an AISD facility.
Jayme has great empathy for our AISD teachers & administrators. He is a certified instructor of secondary foreign languages in the state of Texas and has taught all levels of high school Spanish, including Advanced Placement Spanish Language & Literature. He also served as president of a local, college-preparatory school in South Austin for four years, overseeing the school's Vice Presidents for Academics (i.e., the principal), Admissions, Advancement, Postsecondary Studies, and the school's innovative Corporate Work Study Program, which allowed high school students to intern in Austin's corporate world to offset the cost of their college-preparatory education.
In 2009, while serving as pastor of what he would grow to be Austin's largest Spanish-language Catholic parish, Jayme worked with Christina Collazo to co-found Sí Se Puede Learning Center in East Austin. Sí Se Puede is a dual-generation learning center that provides early childhood education to infants, as well as rich educational resources for their parents.
In 2012, after more than ten years of ordained ministry within the Roman Catholic Church, Jayme incardinated into the American Catholic Church in the U.S. and was named pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in South Austin. The same year, he was elected to the Austin ISD Board of Trustees, to represent District 2, a district of 55,000 voters in Dove Springs, East Austin, East Riverside/Oltorf, Montopolis & Travis Heights.
Jayme possesses two undergraduate degrees, four graduate degrees, and his Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership Studies. He shares: “The English word ‘education’ comes from a Latin root, e-ducere, which means ‘to lead.’ Through these years of service to education here in District 2, I’m humbled to have helped lead so many children, youths & adults toward an increased knowledge of themselves and of our world—and I look forward to serving the educational needs of our community for years to come!”
