Participating in UCLA Principal’s Leadership Institute provided me the opportunity to understand that most of the challenges we face in education are structural rather than instructional. The UCLA Professors pulled back a veil obscuring inequity hidden within the blueprints of the school system and with each class provided a new set of tools to rework the structure in collaboration with parents, students, and teachers. After graduation, their coaching network continues to support me personally and professionally as I advocate to change the rules for our students and community. Thank you PLI!”
UCLA’s Principal Leadership Institute program (PLI) prepares educators to be social justice leaders in Los Angeles schools who:
- Advocate for quality learning opportunities;
- Improve teaching and learning;
- Promote educational achievement for all students;
- Create democratic and culturally-responsive learning environments;
- Build partnerships with parents and community groups.
program grants
Completion of the program provides:
- Master of Education degree
- California Tier 1 Administrative Credential
application deadline
Cohort 25 Application deadline:
MARCH 1, 2024
scholarships awarded
Based on need
profile of cohort 24
Applicants Accepted: 23
Enrolled: 23
Age Range: 27 – 58
communities served
2023-2024 COHORTS 1-23
High Poverty: 87%
Low Poverty: 13%
diversity
Ethnicity of Students – 2023-2024 COHORT 24
Gender of Students
Female: 65% Male: 35%
Ethnicity of Faculty – 2023-2024 COHORT 24
Gender of Faculty
Female: 60% Male: 40%
alumni leadership roles '23 - '24
DATA FOR COHORTS 1-23 (848 alumni)
District level roles 15%
Principals 16%
Assistant Principals 14%
Full-time K-12 Classroom teachers 17%
Other school-based educational leaders 15%
Higher Education 4%
Other educational roles outside of K-12 4%
Leave Education/Taking Time Off 6%
Retired 5%
Unknown 4%
