Welcome from Head of School
Ángel Rubiel Gonzalez, Ph.D, '99

Welcome to De La Salle Academy (DLSA)!

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DLSA is proud of its long-standing commitment to providing access and opportunity to a world-class independent school education regardless of a family’s ability to pay tuition. Founded in 1984 by Brother Brian Carty, FSC his vision and foresight built both a community and a school. DLSA is a place where children at the margins of our society can step boldly on the shoulders of their ancestors and reach for the hope of a better future. 

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DLSA is not simply a school; it is, more importantly, a sign of faith. Building upon its strong mission and core values, DLSA faculty and staff have created a community that provides access and opportunity, especially to low income and low wealth families. Our mission is to provide our families with a reason to have faith in our schools. It is the faith that a quality education can be purposefully rigorous, personalized to care, and foster the individual gifts and talents of each of our students. It is the faith that children should not leave who they are at the door to be a student, but rather that they should participate fully and unapologetically to share all of themselves and their gifts in a loving community. 

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While our children are always at the center of our mission, it is the caring adults to whom we entrust our children that are its driving force. Being a faculty member at DLSA is not for the faint of heart. To teach in a school that should have never existed to begin with means that the adults who show up at our school doors perform miracles every day. This alchemy is only possible because the faculty and staff see God, creation, and the universe in the children we serve. We wake up every day knowing that our work, no matter the odds, is bigger than a job description. To be a LaSallian educator, one must be a living embodiment of faith – a faith that through our care, support, and respect for our children, we become co-creators in the process of healing the human spirit. 

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I hope that as you take a moment to learn more about our school, you find a place where – over twenty years ago – my family and I found a community that helped me see that another form of schooling is possible. 

 

Warmly, 

 

Ángel Rubiel Gonzalez, Ph.D. ‘99

Head of School