Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy

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

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

Enrollment: 309
Ethnicity:: Hispanic: 97%; African-American: 0%; Pacific Islander: 0%; Asian-American: 0%; Caucasian: 0%
Free and Reduced Lunch: 92%

Key Dates

First Day of School: August 13, 2019
Non-pupil teacher work day: September 16, 2019 (No students)

Fall Break: October 07-11, 2019
Thanksgiving Break: November 25-29, 2019
Non-pupil teacher work day: December 2, 2019 (No students)

Winter Break: December 23, 2019-January 10, 2020

Non-pupil teacher work day: February 10, 2020 (No students)

Non-pupil teacher work day: March 13, 2020 (No students)
Spring Break: April 6-10-2020

Non-pupil teacher work day: April 13, 2020 (No students)
Last Day of School: June 17, 2020

For Title IX & UCP, please contact Debbie Riverhawk Helmns, Regional Student Support Director, at 323-837-9920.

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.

Padres están invitados y se les anima a que hagan horas voluntarias en nuestra escuela. Aunque no es requerido para ser aceptados a nuestra escuela o para continuar su inscripción futura en nuestra escuela chárter.

Address

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

Contact Info

Phone:: 323-583-5421

School Officials

Celinda Guerrero

Principal Email Celinda Phone Celinda View Bio

Edith Santana

Office Manager Email Edith Phone Edith View Bio

Heather Mallett

Dean of Instruction, K-2 Email Heather View Bio

Rachel Gray

Dean of Instruction, 3-5 Email Rachel Phone Rachel View Bio

Estella Martinez

Parent Outreach Coordinator Email Estella Phone Estella View Bio

Sharri Dixon

After School Program Director Email Sharri View Bio

School Calendar

Nothing from April 1, 2020 to May 1, 2020.

Principal’s Message

October 5, 2017

Dear Families,

I want to officially welcome all of you to the 2018- 2019 School Year! For those of you who are new to our school, I want you to know that you are joining an incredible team. Our teachers and staff are passionate, caring, hardworking, and always learning something new for the benefit of your children. We are a collaborative and driven group of people who take your children’s learning seriously.

The 2018-2019 school year marks Aspire JCA’s twelfth year serving the community of Huntington Park. We continue to be truly focused on ensuring we are meeting our mission of fostering a community of lifelong learners who are truly on the path of College for Certain. This year, we are continuing our relationships with Education through Music Los Angeles and Inner City Arts, as well as launching a technology class and a social-emotional learning curriculum.

I am thrilled at the opportunity to get to know all of you this year and engage in the educational process together. I also recognize the awesome responsibility on my shoulders. I believe that building strong relationships between home and school is a key factor in increasing student achievement. I also believe that parental involvement is an essential component to student success, as research continues to show strong correlation between increased involvement and increased student learning. We many opportunities for parents to participate in our school community, from a parent book club to joining our School Site Council to participating in parent workshops on the common core standards.

I look forward to working with each and every one of you and welcome you once again to the JCA community!

Best,

Celinda Guerrero,
Principal, Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy