nts and an eagerness for ideas and learning. And like most charter schools, the BHSEC schools critically have autonomy, even though they have to meet Regent state exams and graduation guidelines. They have the autonomy to run their teaching staff, budget and choose their curriculum. Unlike charter schoo

ing force. Coach and Drayton were joined by a cracker-jack in-house Development team, augmented by members of the Board of Regents, especially former Regent Chair Dary Stone. The staff and Regent volunteers poured themselves into the unprecedented fundraising effort. They had triumphed. And Year One at Mc