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: 426
Ethnicity:: Hispanic: 98%; African-American: 0%; Pacific Islander: 0%; Asian-American: 0%; Caucasian: 0%
Free and Reduced Lunch: 89%

Key Dates

First Day of School: August 17, 2020
Fall Break: October 05-09, 2020
Thanksgiving Break: November 23-27, 2020
Winter Break: December 21, 2020 – January 08, 2021

Spring Break: March 29 – April 2, 2021

Last Day of School: June 18, 2021

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 323-837-9920.

Student Services: 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.

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.

(New) Student Video: After reading the novel, “Esperanza Rising” by Pam Muñoz Ryan, a class of 5th-grade Aspire AMLA scholars became more appreciative of the hard work farmworkers do every day to ensure we have food on our tables. They decided to put together a short video thanking them for all the work they do. Watch the full video here!

Address

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

Contact Info

Phone:: 323-585-1153
Fax:: 323-771-1511

School Officials

Dawn Barnes

Principal Email Dawn View Bio

Lupe Barba-Medina

Office Manager Email Lupe Phone Lupe View Bio

Dea Inguito

Dean of Instruction, K-2 Email Dea Phone Dea View Bio

Krystal Gonzalez

Dean of Instruction, 3-5 Email Krystal Phone Krystal View Bio

Sindy Flores

Parent Coordinator Email Sindy Phone Sindy View Bio

Carlos Enriquez

After School Program Director Email Carlos View Bio

Principal’s Message

September 3, 2019

Dear AMLA Families,

Welcome back to the 2019-2020 school year!! We hope you had a wonderful summer and are ready for another exciting year of learning and exploration.

For those of you who are new to AMLA I would like to start with a few brief introductions of myself, and the administrative team (deans) who will continue to support our students this year. This year I will be entering my 7^th year at Aspire after serving several Aspire Los Angeles schools in different capacities. I started off my career as a classroom teacher, then as a K-7 reading literacy specialist, instructional coach, content specialist, assistant principal at a middle school, and now entering my 1^st 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 we welcome back Mrs. Krystal Gonzalez (3-5) and Mrs. Dea Inguito (TK-2) who will continue to serve as a wonderful support around instruction and culture. Together they have over 20 years of experience in the classroom, 18 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:

Increase our attendance percentage
Continue to inspire a love of reading and overall joy factor at school
Elevate our PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) program with the support of our SEL (Social Emotional Learning) curriculum and Restorative Practices
Enhance the focus and support for our Multilingual Learners
Ensure that Science is more present in our daily academic program through strategic integration
Deepen the learning around our TK-5 Math curriculum
Expand our Music and Physical Education program
Expand the opportunities for our families to get involved

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 children.

Educationally Yours,
Mrs. Barnes

Key Documents + Links