Research

The Adolescent Brain

Brain research is occurring at an amazing rate. Each year, we learn more about the incredible ways the adolescent brain unfolds. Current research informs our conversations about curriculum and program design and helps anchor our efforts to create a "developmentally responsive" educational experience for middle schoolers.

Small Schools

Billings is an intentionally small school. Recent research concludes that small schools, even more than small class sizes, are effective at increasing student achievement.

Best Practices

Middle school education, along with new understandings about the development of early adolescents, is becoming a major focus of educational research. Billings is both a consumer and contributor to the body of knowledge on the best practices in middle school education.

Parenting

Partnerships with parents are key in developing effective, personalized strategies for individual students. New research about parenting an adolescent in today's environment help guide these decisions.

Other Research