2026-2030
Strategic Plan Speak and think globally. Parler et penser à l’échelle mondiale.
Speak
Think
clarity and empathy.
solve thoughtfully.
Communicate with
Inquire deeply and
Lead
Act with purpose and create impact.
2026-2030
Strategic Plan OUR HORIZON
A more peaceful and sustainable future.
THE WORLD IN 2030
By 2030, Los Angeles will be a city defined by its role as a global crossroads, strengthened by the legacy of the 2028 Olympic Games and a shift toward a more sustainable, transit-oriented urban landscape. In this era, the world is likely to grapple with a polycrisis of climate urgency and political polarization, but it will also be energized by advanced Artificial Intelligence and a heightened value placed on human-centric skills like intercultural competency, empathy, creativity with an ethical purpose and critical thinking. Intercultural competency
Empathy
In this context, LILA should aspire to be more than just a bilingual school or another private school in Los Angeles; it should aspire to become a recognized leader in human-centric educational innovation. By 2030, LILA should be known as a school that prepares young people to navigate a multipolar world with the intellectual agility of the IB and French systems, ensuring that our graduates are not just ready for the future but are the architects of a more peaceful and sustainable one.
Creativity with ethical purpose
Critical thinking
OUR MISSION
We cultivate an intrinsic global mindset as students learn to think critically, engage meaningfully, and thrive through an education in French and English, anchored in Francophone culture and enriched by an international curriculum and community.
I. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
EDUCATE
Transformative Global Learning
Equipping students to navigate complex economic, civic, and ethical landscapes with confidence and integrity.
Future-Ready Competencies
Intentional Technology Use
Identify and integrate future-ready competencies across appropriate grade levels.
Ensure that technology serves learning, embedding AI literacy, ethical technology use, and inquiry-driven practice as core commitments across all divisions. 01
Academic Excellence
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Dual-Track Curriculum Communication
Redefine achievement as a holistic journey of growth, cultivating each student's intellectual curiosity, sense of purpose, and capacity for self-direction.
Position LILA's dual-pathway model, IB and French ensuring both tracks are clearly understood as rigorous, complementary routes to global readiness. 03
Foundational Excellence
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Whole-Child Development
Build a vertically coherent academic foundation, grounded in literacy, numeracy, critical thinking, and executive function, that ensures every LILA student is prepared for excellence across both pathways and benefits from the richness of both the IB and French programs.
Deliver a rich and intentional experience in the Arts, Athletics, and Co-Curriculars that develops the whole child, nurturing creativity, physical vitality, leadership, and the entrepreneurial spirit that global citizens require.
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Strategic Partnerships
Elevating the LILA Graduate Story
Forge strategic partnerships with leading civic, cultural, and professional institutions, drawing on
Invest in a holistic, longitudinal college preparation experience that empowers students to articulate who they are, what they value, and where they are headed. This process will translate years of intellectual curiosity, bilingual formation, and global perspective into a distinctive and competitive application profile for leading universities worldwide.
Angeles and the Francophone world, to connect students to meaningful applied learning experiences.
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I. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
SEEK
Accessibility & Resilience
Optimizing enrollment and refining policies to meet evolving market demands while ensuring long-term viability.
Strategic Enrollment Management Establish clear enrollment targets and the financial benchmarks required to deliver a mission-driven student experience at sustainable scale.
Financial Modeling Develop a robust enrollment and financial model that analyzes the systemic impact of campus and program decisions, informing long-term institutional sustainability.
Tuition and Financial Aid Policy Establish tuition and financial aid policies that reflect LILA's commitment to its mission, ensure fiscal resilience, and provide families with clarity.
Human Capital & Global Competitiveness Develop a compelling total compensation and professional culture framework that positions LILA to attract and retain exceptional educators within the French-American and IB systems.
A mission-driven student experience. ACCESSIBILITY
RESILIENCE
I. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
CONNECT
Campus Modernization & Community
Evolving student-centered, sustainable, and secure environments conducive to thriving. Elevating the LILA brand and its unique value proposition in Los Angeles and globally.
LILA28 - Burbank Expansion
Los Feliz Modernization
Expand the Burbank Campus to create purposeful spaces that enrich curricular and co-curricular life and reflect LILA's ambition as a growing, mission-driven institution with an eye towards leveraging the opportunity for the School to play a role during the 2028 Olympics.
Invest in permanent, purposefully designed learning spaces at Los Feliz that serve the School's long-term vision and the needs of its students.
Campus Upgrades Invest in the West Valley and Pasadena campuses to enhance usability and the quality of the daily student and faculty experience.
Pasadena Alternatives THE LILA STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Remain strategically attentive to campus opportunities in the Pasadena area.
Campus Stewardship Commit to consistent, campus-specific investment in facility stewardship so that every LILA campus remains safe, welcoming, and a strong reflection of the school's identity.
Culture of Philanthropy
Alumni Engagement
Build a school-wide culture of generosity and mission-aligned investment, one that transparently connects philanthropic support and net tuition revenue to the LILA student experience and long-term institutional health.
Cultivate a thriving alumni community that remains meaningfully connected to LILA across social, professional, and philanthropic dimensions, and for whom the School is a sustained source of pride and investment.
LILA / 2026-2030 Strategic Plan
II. INTEGRATIVE APPROACH
STRATEGIC DRIVERS EDUCATE
SEEK
CONNECT
To achieve these priorities, LILA will leverage five critical strategic drivers: 01
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Financial Capital
Technology & Tools
Driven by strategic enrollment management, and both annual and capital giving.
Utilizing data analytics to evaluate program effectiveness.
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Branding
Long-term Campus Planning & Sustainability Developing an integrated, multi-campus master plan and performing portfolio-wide footprint analyses to guide long-term sustainability and strategic investment across all LILA campuses.
Speak and think globally.
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Strengthening brand positioning to (a) define and differentiate LILA’s unique value proposition in the Los Angeles and global education market; and (b) communicate that value consistently and compellingly to current and prospective families, alumni, and community partners.
People
Prioritizing faculty development in future-ready pedagogy and a competitive total compensation and professional culture.
OUR ENVIRONMENT
Welcoming
International
Vibrant
Inclusive
Familial