Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy

Welcome to the Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy landing page!

Grades: 6-12
Sponsoring District: Los Angeles Area
CDS/Charter Numbers: CDS: #19-10199-0112128 Charter: #693
Afterschool Program? Y

Enrollment: 558

Ethnicity:

Hispanic: 99%
Not available: 1%

Free and Reduced Lunch: 93%

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.

Mental Health and Community Resources: Please see here to visit Ollin’s Virtual Counseling Office. 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:
Denise Pineda, Counselor at Denise.Pineda@aspirepublicschools.org or 323-277-2901. Maricela Mercado, Counselor at Maricela.Mercado@aspirepublicschools.org or 323-277-2901.

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

• 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.