Implement BARR through sequenced multi-year professional development plus dedicated weekly coaching exceeding 200 hours per year¶

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Description¶

The article prescribes a specific implementation support package: each BARR school receives "two days of in-person professional development annually delivered through a sequenced, multi-year training plan," with Year 1 focused on implementing the model and Years 2–3 on advanced topics such as effective team meetings, understanding trauma, reducing risky behaviors, and fostering student resilience. Each school is also assigned "a dedicated BARR coach who provides ongoing implementation support through structured weekly coaching sessions and quarterly on-site visits," averaging more than 200 hours per year of personalized coaching and technical assistance. Coordinators and administrators additionally join quarterly PLC calls and an annual national conference.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A BARR coordinator and school administrator to receive the coaching and participate in quarterly PLC calls and the annual BARR National Conference

Constraints¶

• No specific technology required

Target Learners¶

• Teachers and school leaders implementing BARR in K–12 schools

Target Learning Goals¶

• Faithful implementation of the BARR model
• Effective team meetings
• Understanding trauma and fostering student resilience

Related Strategies¶

• Implement BARR with a dedicated coordinator, weekly teacher-team meetings, multi-year professional development, and intensive coaching
• Phased SIM professional development plan: initial planning days, monthly site PD and coaching, monthly leadership-team sessions, and annual program-specific training with coaching
• Require participants to complete an individual leadership project with a planning template and protected work time
• Build coordinator capacity through a structured weekly professional learning community with personalized coaching and targeted assets-and-needs-assessment training

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Building Assets Reducing Risks (BARR) — Evidence Rating. (2024). https://www.evidenceforlearning.org/evidence-rating/building-assets-reducing-risks-barr/