What Is the BARR Program?
Created by a licensed school counselor, Building Assets—
Reducing Risks (BARR) is a successful prevention program specifically designed for the challenges of 9th grade.
What Does BARR Do?
Ten years ago, 44 percent of all 9th graders at St. Louis Park High School were failing one or more of their classes. By the 2005–2006 school year, less than 21 percent were failing one or more classes.
The BARR program gets results.
Imagine if your school could 
- cut failure rates by 50 percent;
- increase 9th grade attendance;
- decrease drug and tobacco use.
Search Institute’s BARR training will provide you with the skills, materials, and ongoing support you need to
- strengthen school-wide relationships among students and teachers;
- create a close-knit support system for ninth graders;
- enforce school boundaries;
- increase student engagement in school;
- meet No Child Left Behind criteria for academic improvement;
- employ strategies on every level: teachers, staff, students, and parents.
The BARR program can be used to assist in the design and implementation of your SLC (small learning communities) grant.
Want to Learn More about BARR?
Click here to learn more about the program, the success it has had, and how it can help you get results in your school.
Learn more about how the BARR was recently recognized as a national 2010 Investing in Innovation Fund’s (i3) highest-rated program by the U.S. Department of Education.
Bring BARR Training to Your School
To get more information on bringing the BARR Program and Implementation Training to your school or community, call Search Institute Training & Speaking at 800-294-4322. You can also check out our BARR Program and Implementation Program page.
