In 1998, Angela Jerabek was a ninth-grade school counselor frustrated by the stubbornly high failure rates of her students at St. Louis Park High School in Minnesota. So she began to implement, incubate, and perfect the Building Assets, Reducing Risks system. post 
How more meetings might be the secret to fixing high school. Reported by NPR March 31, 2018. post
The BARR model uses eight interlocking strategies that build intentional relationships, utilize real-time data, and enable schools to achieve concrete academic, social and emotional outcomes for all students. page
As of 2009 US Health and Human Services reports BARR is currently being replicated in a randomized controlled trial in two rural sites in Maine and in one urban site in California. This work is being funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education through the Investing in Innovation (i3) Program. page