Issues of social injustice are pervasive in school systems around the world (Welton et al., 2019) with ingrained institutional barriers that hinder students from reaching future successes. As a result, the purpose of this study was to understand the focuses, mindsets, and actions of leaders for social justice working to redress issues of inequity and injustice in P12 school systems in the Central Valley of California. A qualitative interpretative study sought to explore the actions, mindsets, and traits of leaders for social justice. Eight educational leaders who serve in a diverse range of district and site-level leadership positions were participants in the research. All participants completed an Ed.D. from California State University Stanislaus within the last 15 years. All participants were current school leaders who focus on redressing issues of injustice in their work. Findings from the study indicate that leaders for social justice display very specific focus in their mindset and actions in their work in their school systems. Three main findings resulted. First, leaders for social justice honor students as their primary and most important constituent in their school systems. Second, leaders for social justice leverage change to improve conditions for students in their schools. Third, leaders for social justice cultivate and focus the cultures around them in their schools on equity issues and developing support systems for students. These findings were observed to be highly interconnected in the leaders' work, each finding supporting the other in redressing barriers in front of students and supporting the broader leadership for social justice work each leader implemented in their school systems to connect, support, and empower students in their schools systems that were experiencing marginalization, minoritization, oppression, and who were historically underserved. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]