An educational model 100% committed to building something extraordinary.
Watch The Video200K+The number of students who have benefited from BARR19The BARR model has been proven to create statistically significant impacts in 19 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
We are a strengths-based educational model that provides schools with a comprehensive approach to meeting the academic, social, and emotional needs of all students through the power of data and relationships.
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What We Do
BARR is a transformative model that ensures each and every student succeeds by prioritizing relationship-building.
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Real Results
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.
Angela JerabekExecutive DirectorBARR Center
The BARR model reflects the conviction that all students can excel regardless of race, zip code, or family income when they are provided with the right supports.
John B. KingPresident and CEO of the Education Trust and former Secretary of Education
Making sure that each and every student across the state, and country reaches their highest potential is our Due North. Things that seemed impossible a year ago are not. Equity demands that we prioritize relationships to nurture a unified and personalized culture of support and success for every student.
Angela JerabekExecutive DirectorBARR Center
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.
2022 BARR National Conference Inspires 700 Educational Leaders
Last week, 700 educators, administrators, school support organizations, and funders from across the country attended the 2022 BARR National Conference in Palm …
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Teach Better Shares Why Teachers Deserve Better on BARR PLC
Teach Better’s Chief Experience Officer Rae Hughart joined the BARR Center as a special guest during the March Professional Learning Community (PLC) …
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Inspiring & Connecting Educators through Teach Better Partnership
Educators are finding creative ways to stay connected, inspired and supported with spring right around the corner. BARR Center recently participated in …
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BARR Team Presents on Supporting Students’ Mental Health
Educators and school administrators are all too familiar with the crisis of mental health needs among K-12 students today. The issues are …
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Helping Each & Every Student Succeed at South Charleston Middle School
At South Charleston Middle School, educators have been collaborating to ensure each and every student succeeds. The team has been working with …
