Admission to Los Angeles Leadership Academy

Admissions Overview

Any student may apply to attend Los Angeles Leadership Academy. Currently, students in grades 6 through 11 are encouraged to apply.

Students are selected to attend Los Angeles Leadership Academy through a random lottery held each spring. After the lottery, students whose names are drawn must take placement tests and register as students in the school. This occurs in July before the school year.

Registration Process

New students and their parents or guardians must attend an orientation before the start of school (see "General Informational Meeting Dates" below).

• Families attend a general informational meeting and apply to participate in the lottery
• Lottery date: To be announced for 2006
• A phone call and a letter to the families welcoming them to our school and announcing the registration date and the registration requirements.

Registration Requirements

• Student Birth Certificate or passport – original and copy
• Student transfer papers (P.A.R.) from former school
• Student vaccination/immunization record with a current TB test. ( original and copy)
• An official document or bill showing address (There are no address requirements to attend our charter school)
• Parents also need to present a current TB test
• Social Security Card (original and copy)
• Parent Picture identification
• If you are receiving federal benefits such as food stamps, bring proof of it.
• Fill out an emergency card, a school questioner, a meal application form
• Enrollment closes June 15, 2006

Apply Now

To place a student in the lottery, or to inquire about the general informational meetings, contact Erin Gasca, Office Manager: Middle School, at 213-381-8484, ext. 103 or Gloria Velasquez, Family Services Director: High School, at 213-381-5421, ext. 207.