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.

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.

Address

8929 Kauffman Avenue,
South Gate, CA 90280, United States

Contact Info

Phone:: 323-249-5740
Fax:: 323-568-2017

School Officials

Marnie Kislinger

Principal Email Marnie Phone Marnie View Bio

Rachel Garey

Assistant Principal / Dean of instruction Email Rachel View Bio

Jorge Canel

Business Manager Email Jorge Phone Jorge View Bio

Anel Hernandez

Assistant Principal Email Anel View Bio

Vicky Gutierrez

Parent Coordinator Email Vicky View Bio

Fatima Luna

After School Program Director Email Fatima View Bio

Principal’s Message

October 5, 2017

Dear Falcon Families,

Welcome to the 2017-18 school year! We would like to extend a big thank you to all the families that have chosen to send their children to our school year after year, and a big welcome to our new families. Aspire Firestone is committed to successfully developing intellectually curious, self-confident and self-reliant young people for the betterment of a future global society. We are committed to providing a rigorous Common Core aligned academic program, Art, Music, Library, and Science classes, collaboration with family, staff, and community, in a child-centered, technology-enriched, learning environment. We will also continue to implement Restorative Practices, and teach our scholars that conflict is addressed through dialogue.

We are excited for what the new year holds, and we look forward to working with you as partners in the education of our scholars.

Dustin Katch
Principal, Aspire Firestone Academy