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Item Parent School Partnership, 2013-2014(University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2014) Olson, Kathleen A.An important goal Partnering for School Success CYFAR project is promoting family-school relationships to better support Latino student school success. Latino parents and school personnel came together in the first year of the project in each school (Faribault and Triton middle schools) to learn about each other and plan action steps to improve parent-school partnerships. Over the school year, the partnerships then were facilitated by the respective school liaisons to advance the goals they set. This report describes the evaluation results of the parent-school partnerships over two years (2013-14) of the project.Item Parenting Education Component for Year 1 and 2, 2013-2014(University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2014) Olson, Kathleen A.Partnering for School Success (PSS) is based on a model which recognizes that multiple factors in the family and community impact student success in school. PSS CYFAR* (Children, Youth and Families at Risk) is a partnership of University of Minnesota Extension, Triton (Dodge Center), and Faribault Middle Schools focusing on two of the major factors related to academic achievement for Latino families – family and school environments. CYFAR PSS includes three integrated components of 1) Family-School Partnerships (FSP), 2) School Navigators and 3) Family Strengthening Education. This report focuses on the evaluation of the parent education, “Educación: Nuestra mejor herencia” (Education: Our Best Legacy), that took place during years 1 and 2.Item Partnering for School Success – Children, Youth and Families at Risk Evaluation for Year 3, 2015(University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2015) Olson, Kathleen A.CYFAR PSS is a partnership of University of Minnesota Extension, Triton (Dodge Center), and Faribault Middle Schools focusing on two of the major factors related to academic achievement for Latino families – family and school environments. CYFAR PSS includes three integrated components of 1) Family Strengthening Education, 2) Family-School Partnerships (FSP) and 3) the use of Latino School Navigators who act as a liaison between parents, school and resources in the community. This report highlights evaluation processes and results for the three integrated components of CYFAR PSS that took place in the third year (2015) of the grant.Item Partnering for School Success – Children, Youth and Families at Risk Evaluation for Year 4, 2016(University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2016) Olson, Kathleen A.; Hurtado, G. Ali; Becher, Emily; Blue, Misty; Kim, Hyunjun; Villarraga, MariaCYFAR (Children, Youth and Families at Risk) PSS (Partnering for School Success) is a partnership of University of Minnesota Extension, Triton School (Dodge Center), and Faribault Middle Schools focusing on two of the major factors related to academic achievement for Latino families – family and school environments. CYFAR PSS includes three integrated components including: 1) Family Strengthening Education, 2) Family-School Partnerships (FSP) and 3) the use of Latino School Navigators who act as a liaison between parents, school and resources in the community. This report highlights evaluation processes and results for the three integrated components of CYFAR PSS during year 4 (2016).