30 Mar 2018
Video

Improving Student Outcomes and Building Positive Relationships through the BARR Model

Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) is an evidence-based strategy that uses research and real-time data to increase teacher effectiveness and improve student outcomes. An AIR evaluation found that the BARR model leads to better academic performance, fewer course failures, more courses attained, and better relationships. This video shows how the BARR model is implemented at West Valley High School, in Hemet, California, and includes Hans Bos, AIR senior vice president, explaining the evaluation’s methodology and findings.

View a short version of the video on AIR’s YouTube Channel

Related Projects

Project

Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) Evaluation

The Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) model is a comprehensive, strength-based approach to education that aims to improve achievement for all students by improving a school’s effectiveness at building relationships, leveraging real-time student data, and capitalizing on the strengths of each student. AIR is conducting an evaluation in eleven high schools, divided into three annual cohorts.

Related Work

2 Jan 2017
Report

I3 BARR Validation Study Impact Findings: Cohorts 1 and 2

The Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) model is a comprehensive, strength-based approach to education that aims to improve achievement for all students by improving a school’s effectiveness at building relationships, leveraging real-time student data, and capitalizing on the strengths of each student. This report provides findings from the first two years of an evaluation of the BARR program in six schools divided into two cohorts.
Topic: 
Social and Emotional Learning, P-12 Education and Social Development, Teacher Preparation and Performance
29 Mar 2013
Video

Hans Bos Explains How Best to Design Education Research (Video)

In this video interview, Hans Bos, senior vice president at AIR, explains how to best use big data and design education research to have a real impact on people and issues. In particular, good research should be relevant, valid, and reliable, Bos says.
Topic: 
P-12 Education and Social Development, Families, Communities, and Social Systems, Child Welfare

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