Welcome to Cesar Chavez Academy
In November of 2000, Cesar Chavez Academy Public Charter School was founded by Lawrence and Annette Hernandez, Gloria Guerrero, Eddie Montour, and Delma Cordova. The Academy was started with the hope and belief that every child has the capacity to attain high levels of academic achievement while being excited about education and the prospects for their future.The promise of Cesar Chavez Academy has been fulfilled through the extraordinary commitment of parents, staff, students, and the community. The hard work and exemplary effort put forth by the CCA community is exemplified by the school's receipt of the James Irwin Award, the high number of students scoring advanced and proficient on the annual CSAP exams and the reciept of the El Pomar Foundation award for excellence in education for 2006. With the promise of bright futures and the support of the CCA community; the students of the Academy will continue to grow and become the scholars, leaders, and world citizens of tomorrow.
Anyone entering Cesar Chavez Academy, a modern adobe-style refurbishment of a former public elementary school, first sees a large black aguila, the square-winged eagle symbol of La Causa, Cesar Chavez’ populist, nonviolent crusade for Mexican immigrant dignity, living wages, decent working conditions, and pride. This symbol of social justice speaks as loudly today for underserved Latino students in Pueblo, Colo., a community characterized by its poverty, as it did when Chavez first united poor farmworkers in the 1960s. With Pueblo’s earlier steel mills replaced today by a low-wage service economy and local families facing rising gang crime and narrowing job prospects, husband-and-wife team Lawrence and Annette Hernandez, along with community activists, founded Cesar Chavez Academy (CCA) in 2000 as a new kind of school, one that could live up to the eagle’s promise. .-US Department of Education, 2007. K-8 Charter Schools, Closing the Achievement Gap.