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Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy

Welcome to the Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy landing page!

Grades: 6-8
Sponsoring District: Los Angeles Area
CDS/Charter Numbers: CDS: #19-64733-0126797 Charter: #1436
Afterschool Program? Y
Enrollment: 517

Ethnicity:
Hispanic: 97%
African American: 1%
Not Available: 2%
Free and Reduced Lunch: 98%

Key Dates 2024-2025:

  • Independence Day: July 4, 2024
  • First Day of Instruction: August 12, 2024
  • Labor Day: September 2, 2024
  • Indigenous Peoples’ Day: October 14, 2024
  • Fall Break: October 15 – 18, 2024
  • Pupil Free Day: October 21, 2024
  • Veterans Day: November 11, 2024
  • Thanksgiving Break: November 25 – 29, 2024
  • Winter Break: December 16, 2024 – January 3, 2025
  • Pupil Free Day: January 6, 2025
  • Martin Luther King’s Birthday: January 20, 2025
  • Presidents’ Day: February 17, 2025
  • Cesar Chavez Day: March 31, 2025
  • Spring Break: April 14 – 18, 2025
  • Pupil Free Day: April 21, 2025
  • Memorial Day: May 26, 2025
  • Juneteenth: June 19, 2025
  • Last Day of Instruction: June 12, 2025
  • Start of Summer Break: June 20, 2025

For Title IX & UCP, please contact Joel Ramirez, Superintendent of Culturally Responsive Leadership Development, 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: 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: Victoria Herrera, Counselor at Victoria.Herrera@aspirepublicschools.org or 323-826-9616.

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

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.

School Address & Contact Information

Address

2079 Saturn Avenue,
Huntington Park, CA 90255, United States

Contact Info

Phone:
323-826-9616

Fax:
323-588-7342

School Officials

Principal’s Message

August 5, 2024

Hello Aspire Centennial Community!

I have been serving the Huntington Park Community since 2013, Centennial specifically as teacher, an intervention specialist, assistant principal, and now as a principal. I invite all families to our School-Site Council (SSC) as well as family meetings as we discussed various topics to better support our scholar’s academic and social-emotional growth.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any wondering questions in regard to our school and community.

A little more information about me: I have a big family with nine
siblings and eleven nieces and nephews, with whom I try to spend a lot of time. When I am not working, I like to spend some time with family and friends, relaxing and trying to cook various recipes.

One quote that really connects with me: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” – Nelson Mandela. I feel that the greatest gift we as educators, parents, and family members, can give to today’s youth is education. It is with education that we can inspire today’s youth to change the world for the better.

Yours in Service,
Mike McCoy, Principal of Aspire Centennial

See a copy of the full Principal’s message here.

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Aspire Public Schools is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. Aspire Public Schools does not allow discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sex-based harassment) or bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality/national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification/ethnicity, age, religion, marital status/ pregnancy/ parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, medical information or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. 

Aspire has designated the following individuals as its Title IX Coordinators / Non-Discrimination Compliance Officers:

Bay Area – Regional Director of Student Services, 1001 22nd Ave, Oakland, CA 94606, 510-434-5000, BA_TitleIX@aspirepublicschools.org

Central Valley – Regional Director of Student Services, 4202 Coronado Ave, Stockton, CA 95204, 209-647-3047, CV_TitleIX@aspirepublicschools.org

Los Angeles – Superintendent of Culturally Responsive Leadership Development, 5901 E. Slauson Avenue, Commerce, CA 90040, 323-837-9920, LA_TitleIX@aspirepublicschools.org

Home Office and Oversight Responsibility for all Aspire Title IX Coordinators – Director of Employee Relations, 1001 22nd Ave., #100, Oakland, CA 94606, 510-434-5000, HO_TitleIX@aspirepublicschools.org

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