Welcome Freshmen!

What is BARR?

• An educational model to help students manage the transition to high school- the program focuses on 9th grade students. 

• It is unique in its approach to addressing the needs of students using two interrelated approaches:

  1. Creating positive, intentional relationships staff to staff, staff to students, students to students

  2. Using real-time student-level performance data to guide instructional action

• Each student will have a teacher advisor that checks their grades, attendance, and overall well-being on a weekly basis. Teachers meet with the BARR Coordinator, BARR Counselor and BARR MFT and the team works together to help all students succeed in their freshmen year.

Why BARR?

• 20–40% of 9th-grade students fail one or more classes needed for graduation because of factors unrelated to learning ability.

• Low graduation rates are driven by students who enter high school poorly prepared for success and who have trouble transitioning to 9th grade.