Aspire Slauson Academy

Welcome to the Aspire Slauson Academy landing page!

Grades: K-6
Sponsoring District: Los Angeles Area
CDS/Charter Numbers: CDS: #19-64733-0124784 Charter: #1330
Afterschool Program? Yes

Enrollment: 343
Ethnicity:: Hispanic: 87%; African-American: 6%; Pacific Islander: 0%; Asian-American: 0%; Caucasian: 1%; Multi-Racial: 1%; Not Available: 5%
Free and Reduced Lunch: 100%

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 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: Please see here to visit ASA’s Counseling Center site (available in Spanish). 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.

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.

Address

123 West 59th Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90003, United States

Contact Info

Phone:: 323-515-0518
Fax:: 323-232-8030

School Officials

Paul Delgado

Principal Email Paul Phone Paul View Bio

Jannette Padilla

Office Manager Email Jannette Phone Jannette View Bio

Maria Vizcaino

Dean of Instruction Email Maria Phone Maria View Bio

Fanny Reyes

Parent Coordinator Email Fanny Phone Fanny View Bio

Amanda Yoshida

Dean of Instruction Email Amanda View Bio

Kimberly Williams

Behavior Intervention Specialist Email Kimberly View Bio

Principal’s Message

October 7, 2017

It has been an honor and a privilege to be part of the Slauson community and to share the work with families and teachers that greatly value education. I am so thrilled to be going into my ninth year with Slauson Academy and to be fulfilling my role as principal for the fifth year. Over the course of five years, we have made significant improvements in several program elements that make our school the school of choice. With the major changes I have made for the 19-20 school year, we are ready to take our work to the next level and to continue pushing student academic growth. Through the application of our organization’s vision and mission coupled with our school site vision and mission, Slauson will focus on a shared vision that emphasizes school wide work in building relationships, strengthening our culture & climate, and expanding on instruction to develop strong readers. I have prioritized my work this year by focusing on developing leadership capacity in all of my teachers so that we can balance responsibilities in efficient and productive ways that move our school forward. This year, as outlined in our school action plan, we will work hard to increase performance in five areas: ELA instruction, English Language Development and Standard English Language Development, Math instruction, struggling readers, and school-wide culture. In addition, we will begin building a solid knowledge base in social emotional learning and trauma informed practices so that teachers are better equipped to understand and meet the needs of all of our students. My hope is to continue strengthening a learning environment where students feel safe and are having fun while learning. In addition, I am determined to foster a professional learning environment for all staff members where teaching and learning is meaningful and fun.

Join me this year as we live, breathe, and emulate our school slogan – “Why look at the STARS when you can be one?”.

Sincerely,

Dr. Paul M. Delgado, Ed.D.
Principal, Aspire Slauson Academy Principal