UCLA’s Principal Leadership Institute program (PLI) prepares educators to be social justice leaders in Los Angeles schools who:
Completion of the program provides:
Cohort 24 Application deadline:
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Based on need
Applicants Accepted: 36
Enrolled: 35
Age Range: 31 – 58
2022-2023 COHORTS 1-22
High Poverty: 87%
Low Poverty: 13%
Ethnicity of Students – 2022-2023 COHORT 23
Gender of Students
Female: 86% Male: 14%
Ethnicity of Faculty – 2022-2023 COHORT 23
Gender of Faculty
Female: 58% Male: 42%
DATA FOR COHORTS 1-22 (848 alumni)
District level roles 18%
Principals 15%
Assistant Principals 14%
Full-time K-12 Classroom teachers 19%
Other school-based educational leaders 13%
Higher Education 4%
Other educational roles outside of K-12 4%
Leave Education/Taking Time Off 6%
Retired 4%
Unknown 3%
My experience in PLI was transformative. I went into the program thinking I would learn exactly what it meant to be a social justice leader, so I could just be that. Instead, I graduated a more empathetic and aware advocate with tools for change, a vision of educational equity, a small army of allies.”
