Same Students.
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June 6, 2024

Angela Jerabek, Founder and Executive Director of BARR Center is the recipient of the 2024 James Bryant Conant Award, which recognizes outstanding individual contributions to education.

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Congratulations to our BARR schools!

Each of the following seven schools have been recognized as BARR Accredited Schools for the 2024-2025 school year: Bruce Whittier Middle School (Maine), Mt. Blue High School (Maine), Noble Middle School (Maine), Sacopee Middle School (Maine), Sacopee High School (Maine), San Jacinto High School (California), Mountain Valley High School (Maine). They received this honor based on its demonstrated expertise, dedication, and commitment to the implementation of the BARR model with a high level of fidelity.

360K+
The number of students who have benefited from the BARR system.
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The BARR system has been proven to create statistically significant impacts in 20 areas of academic performance and outcomes for students, teachers, and schools.
40%
On average, large urban schools see a 40% reduction in failure rate after one year of BARR.

Who We Are

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We are a strengths-based educational system that disrupts the historical factory model of schools and provides them with a comprehensive approach to meeting the academic and non-academic needs of all students through the power of relationships and data.

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What We Do

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BARR is a transformative model that ensures each and every student succeeds by prioritizing relationship-building.

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Real Results

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We say we’ve never failed, and we mean it. We have a 100% success rate with improving student outcomes, in schools of all shapes and sizes.

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BARR gives educators the tools to work together to better understand and build on students’ strengths, proactively address the non-academic reasons why they may fall behind in school and identify what they need to thrive within and outside the classroom.

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Angela Jerabek presents at the Alliance of Former State Chiefs School Officers

On September 11, 2024, in St. Paul, MN, Angela Jerabek, BARR Center’s Executive Director, had the opportunity to present about BARR …

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