Aspire Firestone Academy
Welcome to the Aspire Firestone Academy landing page!
Grades: K – 5
Sponsoring District: Los Angeles Area
CDS/Charter Numbers: CDS: #19-64733-0122622 Charter: #1214
Afterschool Program? Y
- Enrollment: 395
- Ethnicity:
- Hispanic: 97%
- African-American: 0%
- Pacific Islander: 0%
- Asian-American: 0%
- Caucasian: 1%
- Not Available: 2%
- Free and Reduced Lunch: 84%
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 323-538-2550.
Student Sevices: 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.
- Anti-Discrimination, Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Policy
- Response to Hate Crimes and Bullying Policy
- Parent Concern Form
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.
School Officials
Rachel Garey
Jorge Canel
Anel Hernandez
Vicky Gutierrez
Fatima Luna
Key Documents + Links
- LA Region 2020-21 Calendar
- PowerSchool Access for Current Aspire LA Students & Families
- MealTime for Current Aspire LA Students & Families
- ParentSquare Access (for Current Aspire Families)
- Keeping Parents Informed - Charter Transparency
- Uniform Complaint Process - English
- Uniform Complaint Process - Spanish
- Parent Concerns and Complaint Process
- Uniform Complaint Policy Appeals Process
- 20-21 Spanish Student and Family Handbook
- 20-21 Student and Family Handbook
- 20-21 Calendar
- Anti-Discrimination, Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Policy
- Response to Hate Crimes and Bullying Policy
- Parent Concern Form
- 2020 Budget Overview for Parents
- LAUSD: Education Protection Account, Fiscal Year 2019-2020
- Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan
- COVID-19 Written Operations Report
- Additional Special Education Brochures/Guides
- Charter School Transparency
- 2019 Aspire Firestone Academy LCAP
- Firestone Meal Information
- Firestone State Testing Information
- AFA SARC 19-20
- AFA SARC Spanish 19-20
- Charter School Complaint Form LAUSD
- 20-21 Aspire Wide UCP Policy