Aspire Pacific Academy

Welcome to the Aspire Pacific Academy landing page!

Grades: 6-12
Sponsoring District: Los Angeles Area
CDS/Charter Numbers: CDS: #19-64733-0122721 Charter: #1230
Afterschool Program? Y

Enrollment: 560

Ethnicity:

Hispanic: 90%

Not Available: 9%

Caucasian: 1%

Free and Reduced Lunch: 91%

Key Dates 2024-2025

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.

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: Melissa Bejarano, Counselor at Melissa.Bejarano@aspirepublicschools.org.

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.