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: 320
- Ethnicity:
- Hispanic: 97%
- Caucasian: 1%
- Not Available: 2%
- Free and Reduced Lunch: 95%
Key Dates
- First Day of School: August 16, 2021
Labor Day: September 6, 2021
Fall Break: October 4-8, 2021
Veterans Day: November 11, 2021
Thanksgiving Break: November 22-26, 2021
Winter Break: December 20, 2021-January 10, 2022
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 17, 2022
Presidents’ Day: February 21, 2022
Spring Break: April 11-15, 2022
Memorial Day: May 30, 2022
Last Day of School: June 17, 2022
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.
Please contact your school’s Liaison for additional resources: Daisy Rivera, Counselor at Daisy.Rivera@aspirepublicschools.org or 323-583-5421.
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, 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.
- 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
Heather Mallett
Edith Santana
Jessica Aguilar
Key Documents + Links
- TK-12 SCHOOLS AND YOUTH PROGRAMS COVID-19 DATA DASHBOARD
- ASPIRE COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY
- Aspire COVID19 School Guidance Checklist
- Budget Overview for Parents
- 21-22 LCAP
- JCA Reopening Checklist Protocol
- 21-22 Student and Family Handbook (SPANISH)
- 21-22 Student and Family Handbook (ENGLISH)
- Anti-Discrimination, Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Policy
- SY21-22 Family Concern Process / Proceso para Abordar Preocupaciones de Familias (ENG-SPA)
- Response to Hate Crimes and Bullying Policy
- Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan
- Charter Transparency Document
- LAUSD: Education Protection Account, Fiscal Year 2020-2021
- 2020-2021 Bell Schedule
- JCA State Testing Information
- JCA Charter & Transparency Information
- Additional Special Education Brochures/Guides
- JCA SARC 20-21
- JCA SARC Spanish 20-21
- LAUSD - Division of Special Education
- Charter School Complaint Form LAUSD
- COVID-19 Written Operations Report
- Aspire Wide UCP Policy
- Reopening & Acute Needs Guide (2020-21)
- Human Trafficking Prevention Resource for Families
- ESSER III Expenditure Plan
- Provision 2 Meal Notification SY2020-2021
- Title IX Policy for Sexual Harassment and Grievance Procedures
- California Department of Education Gender Equity/Title IX page
- Youth Suicide Policy