Meet our Administration Team

Jared Austin is the Co-Founder and Superintendent/CEO of Kairos Public Schools, a mission-driven charter school organization located in Vacaville, California, focused on developing student leaders. With over 20 years of experience in public charter schools as a teacher, principal, and CEO. Jared has dedicated his career to creating student-centered learning environments that bring innovation, service to others, and excellence.

Kairos Public Schools has grown into a model of academic achievement and operational excellence, consistently recognized for its commitment to high standards, family engagement, and community partnerships. Jared’s work reflects a belief in the power of public school choice to meet the needs of today’s students.

Jared was appointed by the California State Board of Education to serve on the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (ACCS) in 2017, 2020, and 2021. He also represents Solano and Contra Costa Counties on the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) Member Council, working collaboratively with leaders across the state to shape charter school advocacy and policy. Additionally, Jared serves on the Board of Directors for Charter Safe Insurance JPA. 

On top of his work in K–12 education, Jared has served as an adjunct professor in the Educational Leadership department at Touro University, where he helps prepare and mentor future school leaders. Whether in the classroom, at the state capitol, or in boardrooms, Jared Austin remains a committed advocate for educational choices, always championing students, families, and the educators.

Betsy Madigan, Director of Student Services-

Betsy Madigan has worked in education since 2010. She holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Child Development from UC Davis, a multi-subject Teaching Credential and Master’s degree in Education from the University of Missouri, St. Louis, and a Master’s degree in School Psychology from Alliant International University.

As a teacher, Betsy taught across a wide range of grade levels. She began in early childhood education, later taught middle school English Language Learners, and served as a Behavior Intervention Support Coordinator as a teacher on special assignment. She then went on to teach 2nd and 3rd grade, where her inclusive approach helped all students—especially those with disabilities—exceed local performance on the 2015 CAASPP.

In 2016, Betsy moved into school leadership at a charter school in Sacramento, where she led Special Education, mental health, restorative justice, and ELD programs. She joined Kairos in 2019 as Special Education Coordinator and, as the organization expanded, stepped into the role of Director of Student Services in 2023. Betsy remains deeply committed to fostering inclusive, supportive learning environments where every student has the opportunity to succeed. 

Patricia Hobbs, Principal- Foundations & Leadership Academies - Patricia Hobbs is one of the founding teachers at Kairos Public Schools. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Mathematics from California State University, Fresno. Her teaching career began at Central Unified School District at McKinley Elementary School  in Fresno where she taught Kindergarten for two years before moving to  5th and 6th Grade as the GATE Cluster Teacher for 8 years. In 2014 after moving to the Sacramento Area, she accepted a position with Kairos as the middle school math teacher. During her tenure, she  developed the math curriculum for middle school that consistently allowed Kairos Scholars to outperform their peers on the SBAC state assessments. As a member of the Kairos Team, she has been the Instructional Team Leader for Middle School and a TOSA (teacher on special assignment) with duties including curriculum oversight and development, staff training, data collection and analysis, development of the Response to Intervention Program, and Induction Mentoring for new teachers. In addition to teaching, her extra curricular activities included Track and Field and Cross Country Coach, and Advisor for Yearbook, Student Council and Math Team.