Aspire Gateway Academy

Welcome to the Aspire Gateway Academy landing page!

Grades: TK – 5
Sponsoring District: Los Angeles Area
CDS/Charter Numbers: CDS: #19-64733-0122614 Charter: #1213
Afterschool Program? Y

Enrollment: 406

Ethnicity:

Hispanic: 99%

African-American: 0%

Pacific Islander: 0%

Asian: 0%

Native American: 0%

Caucasian: 0%

Not Available 1%

Free and Reduced Lunch: 79%

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 Services: Please see here to visit AGA’s Counseling Center site. 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.