Ashley Rae Mathis

Ashley Rae Mathis

Head of School

Education
B.A. Journalism and Communication, University of Nevada Reno
M.C.M. Communication Management, University of Southern California

Professional Associations
Association of Independent School Admission Professionals (AISAP - member)
Dallas Area Catholic School Directors of Admission (member)
Enrollment Management Association (EMA - member)
Independent School Management (ISM - member)
Independent Schools Admission Association of Dallas (ISAAD – Vice President)
International Coalition of Girls’ Schools (ICGS – member)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS – member
Annual Conference presenter
People of Color Conference panelist and presenter
Raymond Mathis Scholarship Committee (Scholarship Chair)
Student Diversity Leadership Conference chaperone and facilitator)
Ursuline Enrollment Directors in the United States (member)

Personal Statement
​People. Process. Purpose. My pedagogy centers around these three pillars. When I consider how to efficiently “be the change” as an educator, I return to my roots. I am reminded that early on, children are predominantly shaped by two entities: their homes, and if fortunate to have access, their schools. School administrators have focused duties–to execute the mission, to sustain a fiscally thriving community, and to govern curriculum and programming. Catholic school leaders have a greater, more meaningful charge–to fulfill the former, to inspire young minds and to simply love children. What a beautiful mission that is! Much is shifting in our world today. While we cannot control everything that transpires in it, we can certainly control the work we do in our schools. We can focus on our people, our process and our purpose. Call it whimsical, but I contend that if we want to change our world, we have to change our people; and, if we want to change our people, we MUST change our schools.