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: 301
- Ethnicity:
- Hispanic: 98%
- African-American: 0%
- Pacific Islander: 0%
- Asian-American: 0%
- Caucasian: 1%
- Not Available: 1%
- Free and Reduced Lunch: 98%
Key Dates
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- First Day of School: August 17, 2020
Fall Break: October 05-09, 2020
Thanksgiving Break: November 23-27, 2020
Non-pupil teacher work day: December 11, 2020 (No students) - Winter Break: December 21, 2020-January 08, 2021
- Non-pupil teacher work day: March 08, 2021 (No students)
Spring Break: March 29-April 2, 2021- Non-pupil teacher work day: April 05, 2021 (No students)
- Last Day of School: June 17, 2021
- First Day of School: August 17, 2020
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: 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.
School Officials
Edith Santana
Heather Mallett
Erick Pacheco
Jessica Aguilar
Key Documents + Links
- LA Region 2020-21 Calendar
- PowerSchool Access for Current Aspire LA Students & Families
- MealTime for Current Aspire LA Students & Families
- ParentSquare Access (for Current Aspire Families)
- Keeping Parents Informed - Charter Transparency
- Uniform Complaint Process - English
- Uniform Complaint Process - Spanish
- Parent Concerns and Complaint Process
- Uniform Complaint Policy Appeals Process
- 20-21 Student and Family Handbook Spanish
- 20-21 Student and Family Handbook English
- 2020 Budget Overview for Parents
- Anti-Discrimination, Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Policy
- Response to Hate Crimes and Bullying Policy
- Parent Concern Form
- Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan
- Charter Transparency Document
- LAUSD: Education Protection Account, Fiscal Year 2019-2020
- 2019 Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy LCAP
- 2020-2021 School Calendar
- 2020-2021 Bell Schedule
- JCA State Testing Information
- JCA Meal Information
- JCA Charter & Transparency Information
- Additional Special Education Brochures/Guides
- JCA SARC 19-20
- JCA SARC Spanish 19-20
- LAUSD - Division of Special Education
- Charter School Complaint Form LAUSD
- COVID-19 Written Operations Report
- 20-21 Aspire Wide UCP Policy