Same students.

Same teachers.

Better results.

Building Assets, Reducing Risks

Great teaching begins with understanding each student as a learner – and as a person.

BARR has quietly become one of the most consistently-proven models for school success.
Real Results
BARR educators across the country are helping students succeed by building on strengths and breaking down barriers.
BARR Stories
BARR uses eight interlocking strategies that facilitate real, meaningful relationships between adults and students.
The BARR Model

NPR: How Deeper Understanding of a Student’s Life Helps with Plans for Success

National Public Radio visits St. Louis Park High School and digs in on the BARR model's outcomes in schools across the country.

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All-in

Every student is discussed every week. We have students here who tell us everyone knows about them! Kids will say, ‘Why is the science teacher asking them about their English paper?’ So the students know and recognize very quickly that it’s all-in for all kids.

Jim Boothby

Superintendent, Bucksport Schools, ME

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