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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Tools

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.

Angela Jerabek

Executive Director, BARR Center

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