Aspire Rosa Parks Academy

Dear Rosa Parks Cheetah Families & Students,

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year at Aspire Rosa Parks Elementary! Kim Lewis and Adrina Pulley are looking forward to welcoming you to another fabulous year with Rosa Parks Academy and a special welcome to our new families joining us this year. I hope this letter finds you well-rested, rejuvenated, and excited for the new academic year. As we embark on this 24-25 school year, we are excited to continue to be in partnership with you as we provide relevant, rigorous, and robust instruction.

This year, we are committed to fostering a nurturing and dynamic learning environment where every student can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Our focus will be on enhancing proficiency in math through integrating iReady Math, promoting comprehensive Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) using a new platform Moozoom, and cultivating a robust literacy culture. These initiatives support your child’s growth and development, ensuring they have the skills and knowledge needed for success.

At Rosa Parks, at the core of our beliefs is that we serve scholars and their families.  We take seriously the responsibility to educate your children.  However, the education of our scholars does not happen in a vacuum only at school; by building bonds with you and approaching your children’s education together, we build a community and a support system that will enable your children to accomplish their educational goals.

Some of the ways you can stay involved and engaged in your child’s education are by participating in various events such as coffee chats, English Language Advisory Council Meetings, School Site Council, and parent-teacher-student meetings throughout the year to foster strong home-school partnerships. Your participation and support are invaluable to our collective success.

A little about us, we have partnered with each other in leadership at Rosa Parks for five years. We are both student-centered, equity-focused, and committed to positive student outcomes. We believe in the education of the whole child. We love our South Stockton community and the sense of collectiveness.

Kim:  Professionally, I have had the distinct honor of working in education for 34 years. This is my 16th year with Aspire and my 7th year with Rosa Parks. My educational pathway has included teaching grades kindergarten through 6th grade, providing reading intervention to struggling readers, managing after-school programs, leading our regional teams in Instructional Effectiveness and Induction, and being a principal for 10 years!  On a personal note, I have one son, who is 20, and a granddaughter who is three years old.  When I’m not snuggling my sweet granddaughter I love the beach, spending time with friends, reading, gardening, and swimming

Adrina: I have worked in the field of education for the past twelve years, all with our Aspire organization. I am in my tenth year at Rosa Parks right now. I started out working as an after-school teacher at a Sacramento-based Aspire school. Later, after earning my PPS Credential and master’s degree in educational counseling, I went back to school to start my career as a school counselor at Rosa Parks. I finished my study in educational leadership this year, and I’m now pursuing my administrative credential. After 17 years of marriage, my spouse and I have three lovely children; my youngest daughter is presently an Aspire scholar. Making crafts, exploring the world, and spending time with my family and friends are some of my favorite activities.

We look forward to getting to know all of you. It is important to us that everyone who steps through our doors -students, families, and staff are excited to be here and feel welcome! We want you to feel welcomed and supported when you step onto our campus. It is important for us to get to know you and we want you to get to know us as well.

In Service,

Kim and Adrina