About

Matt Spathas is passionate about transforming the 150 year old educational delivery system to better prepare students for the flat world and global economy. In 1999, Matt created the educational resource web site ibrary.com to facilitate and share best practices, ideas and innovation in education. Matt has been a speaker at educational forums on the topic “Engaging, Empowering and Preparing Students for the 21st Century.”

Matt journeyed to seek out next generation real estate and best practices, touring 38 buildings in 5 countries and 12 cities. This tour also included visiting two K thru 12 international schools, the Western Academy of Beijing and Concordia International School of Shanghai.

Matt’s work in public education includes:

• Appointed by SDUSD Superintenant to lead & chair District’s 5 year transformation plan i21now.com
• Led initiative to launch Live Homework Help, a free online tutoring service for San Diego students
• Member of the San Diego County Office of Education Strategic Planning Committee
• Served on team to create San Diego Unified School District  virtual high school “ihigh”
• Co-Chair of San Diego Unified School District Prop S – a $2.1 Billion Bond Measure
• Independent Citizens Advisory Committee, San Diego Unified School District
• Superintendent Search Committee 2010, San Diego Unified School District
• Online Math Pilot, a one-to-one web-based curriculum and assessment for grades 5 to 8

Matt serves on the Board of Directors of e3 Civic High, a public charter high school located in the San Diego Public Library. This urban mixed use project is believed to be the first of its kind in the US – a school inside of a public library building.

Matt also served on the University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education (SOLES) Advisory Board and is past a President of Big Brothers Big Sisters San Diego and the Point Loma Cluster Schools Foundation.

Matt is a graduate of Oregon State University.