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About Us

ELARA will create a vibrant community of scholarship and rigorous interdisciplinary studies in order to provide our community's diverse learning population with an integrated, research-based curriculum that prepares students for, and inspires them to, leadership roles in the 21st century. ELARA will, through its focus on Urban Planning and Public Policy, generate direct connections between the academic program and the present and future environments of its students. The faculty and its university and community partners will work collaboratively and engage regularly in focused professional development to maintain an environment responsive to all of its students' needs, interests, and aspirations.
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college wear

Renaissance! Wear your College gear on Wednesdays

Show off your school pride every Wednesday by wearing your favorite college shirts or sweaters! Representing colleges adds to our school spirit and reminds us of the exciting possibilities ahead. Let’s make College Gear Wednesday a fun weekly tradition!
Shake out

School Safety Plan/Drill Next week

A ShakeOut drill is scheduled for October 17, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM at Torres, with the campus closed to visitors. The 2024-25 safety plan emphasizes enhancing school climate, addressing absenteeism, staff training for active shooter situations, and improving emergency response procedures.
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Calendar

Nov 6

1, 2, Adv & 3

Time: 8:30 AM – 3:45 PM

Nov 7

4, 5, Adv, 6

Time: 8:30 AM – 3:45 PM

Nov 8

15 Week Progress Reports Due

Fridays 1-6

Time: 8:30 AM – 3:45 PM

ELARA MOVIE NIGHT

Time: 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Torres Amphitheater
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Our Mission

East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy (ELARA) will be a center of community life and learning, whose students see themselves as architects of their own, and their community's future. The college-ready graduates of ELARA will have the broad-based knowledge, collaborative skills, and personal confidence to become innovators and leaders in their communities and professions.