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APEF overview and BARR program update highlight student progress and supports
Summary
APEF Executive Director Tim Ruzek provided an overview of foundation support for district schools; BARR coordinators and principals reported reductions in behavior referrals and failure rates and improvements in credit attainment at three schools.
Tim Ruzek, executive director of the Austin Public Education Foundation (APEF), presented an overview of the foundation's work supporting district programs. The presentation was summarized in the minutes and supporting material was made available in the official minute book.
Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) coordinators Angie Taylor and Karen Dunbar, together with Principals Dewey Schara and Dr. Jessica Cabeen, summarized the BARR program's operation at IJ Holton, Ellis and Austin High School. The minutes note positive impacts on behavior referrals, student failure rates and credit attainment for students participating in BARR interventions.
Board members thanked presenters; the minutes reference program materials in the official record for more detailed outcomes and data.
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