Aspire Gateway Academy

Welcome to the Aspire Gateway Academy landing page!

Grades: TK – 5
Sponsoring District: Los Angeles Area
CDS/Charter Numbers: CDS: #19-64733-0122614 Charter: #1213
Afterschool Program? Y
Enrollment: 339

Ethnicity:

Hispanic: 94%

Not Available: 6%

Free and Reduced Lunch: 97%

Key Dates

First Day of School: August 14, 2023
Labor Day: September 4, 2023
Fall Break: October 2-6, 2023
Staff PD Day (no students): October 9, 2023
Veterans Day: November 10, 2023
Thanksgiving Break: November 20-24, 2023
Winter Break: December 18, 2023-January 5, 2024
Staff PD Day (no students): January 8, 2024
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 15, 2024
Staff PD Day (no students): February 16, 2024
Presidents’ Day: February 19, 2024
Spring Break: March 25-29, 2024
Cesar Chavez Day: April 1, 2024
Staff PD Day (no students): April 2, 2024
Memorial Day: May 27, 2024
Last Day of School: June 19, 2024

Learn more about our school’s Vision, Mission, and Core Values here.

For Title IX & UCP, please contact Dr. Alejandra Velez, Regional Director of Student Services, at 323-837-9920.

For Special Education inquiries, please contact Ana Escalante, Regional Director of Special Education, at 323-538-2550. 

LAUSD SPED WEBSITE

Mental Health and Community Resources: Please see here to visit AGA’s Counseling Center site. For additional mental health and community resources, or if you need support with accessing mental health services or other community resources, please reach out to your school’s Mental Health Counselors. You may also search for a local mental health provider or other community resources here.

Homeless/Foster Youth Liaison: Aracely Lopez, Counselor at Aracely.Lopez@aspirepublicschools.org or 323-249-5740.

Homeless, Foster Youth, Bullying & Cyberbullying Resources for families and students

For information and resources on bullying and harassment prevention, please contact your school administrator or the Regional Director of Student Services at 323-837-9920 for support.

• Anti-Discrimination, Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Policy
• Response to Hate Crimes and Bullying Policy
• Parent Concern Form

School and Community Resources

• Resources for Families, Children, and Adolescents
• Resources to Support Well-Being: A Community Partnership:
  • Be sure to click on the Los Angeles Region tab

Additionally, in order to encourage and support stakeholder involvement, each school’s website contains the following information in both Spanish and English:

• Timely notices of board meetings and other school committee meetings that involve parents.
• Meetings held/interpreted in Spanish and English.
• Opportunities to share thoughts and opinions through email and ParentSquare, the interactive parent communication platform used by the school.
• Short summaries of issues, ideas, and decisions of school committees.
• At least two opportunities for parents to give detailed input on the Local Control Accountability Plan.

Parents are welcome and encouraged to volunteer at our school, however, parental involvement is not a requirement for acceptance to, or continued enrollment at, the charter school.