Aspire Tate Academy

Welcome to the Aspire Tate Academy landing page!

Grades: K-6
Sponsoring District: Los Angeles Area
CDS/Charter Numbers: CDS: #19-64733-0124792 Charter: #1331
Afterschool Program? Yes

Enrollment: 335
Ethnicity: Hispanic: 86%; African-American: 5%; Caucasian: 1%; Not Available: 8%
Free and Reduced Lunch: 100%

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

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: Please see here to visit ATA’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.

Homeless/Foster Youth Liaison: Info coming soon.

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.

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.

Address

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

Contact Info

Phone:: 323-235-8400
Fax:: 323-232-8030

School Officials

Austin Saddlemire

Principal Email Austin Phone Austin View Bio

Abigail Rotwein

Assistant Principal Email Abigail View Bio

Kimberly Vasquez

Community School Director Email Kimberly View Bio

Jenny Olivares

Business Manager Email Jenny View Bio

Billy Campos

After School Program Director Email Billy View Bio

Luz Martinez

Office Assistant Email Luz View Bio

Principal’s Message

August 5, 2024

Welcome Back Aspire Tate Academy Families!

On behalf of the staff at Aspire Tate Academy, I am happy to welcome you to the 2024 – 2025 school year. We are proud of our dedicated, experienced staff and enthusiastic scholars and are excited to collaborate with you this school year.

As the demands and the urgency of teaching our students increase, it becomes more evident that we all need to work together to ensure that our children reach their potential.

At Aspire Tate Academy, we believe in, and understand, the need for partnership with the community so that we can meet the full needs of the child. We know that, when we work together, our scholars are better able to become their best selves. We want to continue to work to create the environments for our scholars to have the creative, intellectual, and decision-making skills necessary for them to become academically, socially, physically and emotionally successful people.

With that in mind, you are invited to be an active participant at Aspire Tate Academy. While at Tate, you are able to volunteer to assist our parent coordinator, work directly with teachers through our Parent Volunteer Programs, become a member of our School Site Council (SSC) or English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) and participate in parent workshops or special events. You are encouraged to be involved. We know that research on schools demonstrates that parent participation in their child’s school coincides with a greater likelihood of academic success for their child. It is our desire to keep you informed of all that takes place at school. You will receive a weekly newsletter and you can always find out what is going on by access to Powerschool, our Instagram or Facebook pages (follow at @aspiretateacademy). If you have any questions or concerns that arise, please do not hesitate to give your child’s teacher or me a call. I look forward to having a long and rewarding relationship with you and your family.

Sincerely,
Austin Saddlemire | Aspire Public Schools

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