Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy

Welcome to the Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy Academy landing page! We welcome all students!

Grades: TK – 5
Sponsoring District: Los Angeles Unified
CDS/Charter Numbers: CDS: #19-64733-0114884 Charter: #1551
Afterschool Program? Y

Enrollment: 321
Ethnicity:: Hispanic: 96%; Not Available: 4%
Free and Reduced Lunch: 90%

Key Dates

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: Daisy Rivera, Counselor at Daisy.Rivera@aspirepublicschools.org or 323-583-5421.

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

Be sure to click on the Los Angeles Region tab
Mental Health Resources for Families, Children, and Adolescents

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

6724 South Alameda Street,
Huntington Park, CA 90255, United States

Contact Info

Phone:: 323-583-5421
Fax:: 323-583-7271

School Officials

Celinda Guerrero

Principal Email Celinda Phone Celinda View Bio

Heather Mallett

Assistant Principal Email Heather View Bio

Paula Navarro

Parent Outreach Coordinator Email Paula View Bio

Edith Santana

Business Manager Email Edith Phone Edith View Bio

Jessica Aguilar

Office Assistant Email Jessica Phone Jessica View Bio

Principal’s Message

August 5, 2024

Mrs. Guerrero is a first-generation college graduate. She is the daughter of immigrants who came from Nicaragua to the United States in pursuit of better opportunities.

She attended California State University, Long Beach and received both her Bachelors in Liberal Studies and her Masters in Educational Administration.

Mrs. Guerrero has been with Aspire Public Schools since 2010 and became Principal of Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy in 2018. It is an honor to serve the Huntington Park community, especially her students and families at Aspire JCA.