Aspire Tate Academy

Welcome to the Aspire Tate Academy landing page!

Grades: K-6
Sponsoring District: Los Angeles Area
CDS/Charter Numbers: CDS: #19-64733-0124792 Charter: #1331
Afterschool Program? Yes

Enrollment: 338
Ethnicity: Hispanic: 85%; African-American: 7%; Caucasian: 1%
Multiracial: 1%; Not Available: 7%
Free and Reduced Lunch: 99%

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

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 ATA’s Counseling Center site (available in Spanish). 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: Michelle Zavala, Counselor at michelle@zavala@aspirepublicschools.org or 323-235-8400.

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.

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.

Address

123 West 59th Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90003, United States

Contact Info

Phone:: 323-235-8400
Fax:: 323-232-8030

School Officials

Taquita Aguilar

Principal Email Taquita Phone Taquita View Bio

Abigail Rotwein

Assistant Principal Email Abigail View Bio

Austin Saddlemire

Assistant Principal Email Austin Phone Austin View Bio

Kimberly Vasquez

Community School Director Email Kimberly View Bio

Jenny Olivares

Business Manager Email Jenny View Bio

Billy Campos

After School Program Director Email Billy View Bio

Michelle Zavala

Counselor Email Michelle Phone Michelle View Bio

Luz Munoz

Office Assistant Email Luz View Bio

Principal’s Message

August 14, 2023

Welcome Back Aspire Tate Academy Families!

On behalf of the staff at Aspire Tate Academy, I am happy to welcome you to the 2023 – 2024 school year. We are proud of our dedicated, experienced staff and enthusiastic scholars and are excited to collaborate with you this school year.

As the demands and the urgency of teaching our students increase, it becomes more evident that we all need to work together to ensure that our children reach their potential. At Aspire Tate Academy, we believe in, and understand, the need for partnership with the community so that we can meet the full needs of the child. We know that, when we work together, our scholars are better able to become their best selves. We want to continue to work to create the environments for our scholars to have the creative, intellectual, and decision-making skills necessary for them to become academically, socially, physically and emotionally successful people.

With that in mind, you are invited to be an active participant at Aspire Tate Academy. While at Tate, you are able to volunteer to assist our parent coordinator, work directly with teachers through our Parent Volunteer Programs, become a member of our School Site Council (SSC) or English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) and participate in parent workshops or special events. You are encouraged to be involved. We know that research on schools clearly demonstrates that parent participation in their child’s school coincides with a greater likelihood of academic success for their child.

It is our desire to keep you informed of all that takes place at school. You will receive a weekly newsletter and you can always find out what is going on by access to ParentSquare, our Instagram or Facebook pages (follow at @aspiretateacademy). If you have any questions or concerns that arise, please do not hesitate to give your child’s teacher or me a call. I look forward to having a long and rewarding relationship with you and your family.

Sincerely,
Taquita Aguilar | Aspire Public Schools

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