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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 NumbersCDS: #19-64733-0114884 Charter: #1551
Afterschool Program? Y

Enrollment: 338
Ethnicity:
Hispanic: 96%
Caucasian: 1%
Not Available: 3%
Free and Reduced Lunch: 98%

Key Dates 

First Day of School: August 14, 2023
Labor Day: September 4, 2023
Fall Break: October 2-6, 2023
Staff PD Day (no students): October 9, 2023
Veterans Day: November 10, 2023
Thanksgiving Break: November 20-24, 2023
Winter Break: December 18, 2023-January 5, 2024
Staff PD Day (no students): January 8, 2024
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 15, 2024
Staff PD Day (no students): February 16, 2024
Presidents’ Day: February 19, 2024
Spring Break: March 25-29, 2024
Cesar Chavez Day: April 1, 2024
Staff PD Day (no students): April 2, 2024
Memorial Day: May 27, 2024
Last Day of School: June 19, 2024

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.

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

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

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

Contact Info

Phone:
323-583-5421

Fax:
323-583-7271

Principal’s Message

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.

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