about us: founders

In December 1998, a small group gathered at the home of Sandy ('51) and David Bakalar to discuss an idea that would allow Brookline High School to continue - into the 21st Century! - its long-held leadership in testing new ideas in public education. Many of the attendees were alumni of the high school and parents of students at the school, and some were both alumni and parents!

There has never been a shortage of ideas at Brookline High School but, like at every public school, funds are not always readily available for new approaches. For answers to questions that started out with "What if we tried...," the guests at the Bakalar home that night decided to start by turning the question around: "What if you had the money to try?"

During the next year, more than $400,000 was committed, most of it that night, to launch the Brookline High School 21st Century Fund. A great many individuals, families, foundations and corporations have joined the effort since then, but we have a special debt of thanks to that forward-thinking group we call our Founders.

Thanks for your inspiration and leadership!