The current study examines associations between participation in after-school programs and change in Latino parent involvement
with schools. Hierarchical linear regression analyses demonstrated that parents of children who had higher after-school program
attendance rates were significantly more likely to report increases in the quality of relationships with their children's
teachers, frequency of parent-teacher contact, and engagement with their children's schooling over a two-year period. However,
greater home educator contacts were related to decreases in quality and quantity of parent-school involvement. A primary implication
is that attendance in school-based after-school programs may draw parents into children's regular-day school context.
Editors' Strategic Implications The authors illustrate the promising practice of using after-school programs to promote parent involvement and to help integrate
the often disparate family and school contexts for Latino children.
KEY WORDS: after-school - parent-teacher contact - migrant - Latino - children