Strong schools rest on the shoulders of strong leaders. That’s why BES identifies and prepares excellent leaders to transform education in their communities. From school founders and executive directors, to operations leaders, deans of students, and directors of curriculum and instruction, we train leaders to build schools, to ensure their schools excel, and to sustain their results over time. We invest in leaders so that they can invest in their teams and students, delivering on the promise of an excellent education for every child. Over more than two decades of operation, BES has prepared leaders to found 185+ independent schools in 46 cities across 21 states and Washington, DC, educating 58,000+ students each year -- of whom 77 percent qualify for free/reduced lunch, and 90 percent identify as students of color.