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Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy

Welcome to the Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy landing page!

Grades: TK – 5
Sponsoring District: Los Angeles Area
CDS/Charter Numbers: CDS: #19-10199-0109660 Charter: #694
Afterschool Program? Y

Enrollment: 400
Ethnicity:
Hispanic: 98%
African-American: 0%
Pacific Islander: 0%
Asian-American: 0%
Caucasian: 0%
Free and Reduced Lunch: 94%

Key Dates

First Day of School: August 13, 2019
Fall Break: October 07- 11, 2019
Thanksgiving Break: November 25- 29, 2019
Winter Break: December 23, 2019-January 10, 2020
Non-pupil teacher work day: September 16, 2019, December 2, 2019, February 10, 2020, March 13, 2020 April 13,2020 (no school for students)
Spring Break: April 6- 10, 2020
Last Day of School: June 17, 2020

For Title IX & UCP, please contact Debbie Riverhawk Helmns, Regional Student Support Director, at 323-837-9920.

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.

Padres están invitados y se les anima a que hagan horas voluntarias en nuestra escuela.  Aunque no es requerido para ser aceptados a nuestra escuela o para continuar su inscripción futura en nuestra escuela chárter.

School Address & Contact Information

Address

6100 Carmelita Avenue,
Huntington Park, CA 90255, United States

Contact Info

Phone:
323-585-1153

Fax:
323-771-1511

School Officials

School Calendar

Nothing from August 20, 2019 to September 20, 2019.

Principal’s Message

October 4, 2017

Dear AMLA familia,

Welcome back to the 2017-2018 school year!! We hope you had a wonderful and restful summer and are ready for another exciting year of learning and exploration.  

For those of you who are new to AMLA I will start with a few brief introductions of myself, and the new deans who will support our students this year.  This year I will be entering my 11th year at Aspire after serving several Aspire LA schools in different capacities. I started off my career as a classroom teacher, then as a K-5 reading literacy specialist, dean at a middle school, and now entering my 4th year as principal. It has been a pleasure getting to work in the Huntington Park community and being a driver for change and advancement for your children.

This year I am also happy to introduce Mrs. Krystal Gonzalez (3-5) and Mrs. Dea Inguito (K-2) who will be stepping out of the classroom to serve as our deans of instruction/culture. Together they have 20 years of experience in the classroom, 15 being at Aspire.  Our goals together this year are to elevate the instructional program as well as the culture of the school.

Below you will find a few goals for this academic school year:

  • Continue to inspire a love of reading
  • Elevate our PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) program with the support of a new SEL (Social Emotional Learning) curriculum which will be launched this Spring
  • Enhance the focus and support for our English Language Learners
  • Ensure that Science is more present in our daily academic program
  • Roll out a new and more rigorous K-5 Math curriculum
  • Expand our Music and Physical Education program

Looking forward to a tremendous year. Please feel welcome at any time to join us in any of our efforts. The more collaboration and integration of all stakeholders the better for our kids.

Educationally Yours,

Lily Garcia
Principal, Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy

Key Documents + Links

Board Meeting Minutes

Board Members

Location