High School Principal

Mr. Mathews was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He earned a BA in International Affairs from Lewis and Clark College, and both an MA in History and an Ed.S. (Specialist in Education) degree in Administrative Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Colorado at Denver. His work in international relief and development included stints living and working in Senegal and Uzbekistan. Mr. Mathews then sought an alternative teacher license, served as an adjunct professor for the University of Colorado at Denver while teaching at Peak to Peak, and became the school’s social studies department chair and an Advanced Placement teacher before transitioning to become the high school assistant principal, and then high school principal. Mr. Mathews has been recognized by Boulder Valley’s Impact on Education Foundation with a lifetime achievement award, and also supports new charter school principals and administrators as a mentor with the Colorado Department of Education.