Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE LAS AMERICAS ASPIRA ACADEMY (LAAA) IS TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER EACH STUDENT TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITIES. LAAA SERVES STUDENTS K-8. LOCATED IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY, THE SCHOOL SEEKS TO ACHIEVE A STUDENT BODY THAT IS 50% FIRST LANGUAGE SPANISH - ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS & 50% FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH - SPANISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, AND WILL SERVE 850 K-8 STUDENTS OF DIVERSE ETHNIC, RACIAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS WHEN AT FULL CAPACITY.
THE MISSION OF THE LAS AMERICAS ASPIRA ACADEMY (LAAA) IS TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER EACH STUDENT TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITIES.
SCHOOL OPERATIONS - ASPIRA ACADEMY WELCOMES STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE ETHNIC, RACIAL, LANGUAGE (ENGLISH & SPANISH), AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. HALF OF THE ACADEMY'S STUDENTS ARE PRIMARILY ENGLISH-SPEAKERS AND THE OTHER HALF ARE PRIMARILY SPANISH SPEAKERS.THE ACADEMY'S CURRICULUM IS RIGOROUS AND CHALLENGING. AT ASPIRA, THEY BELIEVE EVERY CHILD IS COLLEGE BOUND OR CAREER READY. ALL STUDENTS WILL BECOME BILINGUAL, BI-LITERATE AND BICULTURAL WITHIN SIX YEARS IN THE PROGRAM WHILE GAINING THE ACADEMIC, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE.THE CURRICULUM IS ALIGNED WITH DELAWARE STANDARDS AND IS PROJECT-BASED, SO STUDENTS LEARN BY DOING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Margie Lopez-Waite | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 60 | $133,566 |
| Greg Panchisin | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 60 | $113,183 |
| Tiffany Burton | DIRECTOR (TEACHER REP) | 40 | $49,870 |
| Rebecca Penix-Tadsen | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Guillermina Gonzalez | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Ana Viscarra Gikas | DIRECTOR (PARENT REP) | 4 | $0 |
| Rosalie Rolon Dow | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Marissa Terranova Fissel | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Serah Jo Pesce | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| Luis Santiago | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| Donald Patton | VICE CHAIRPERSON | 10 | $0 |
| Lourdes Puig | CHAIRPERSON (NON-VOTING) | 20 | $0 |
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