Promising Practices for Family Engagement in Out-Of-School Time

A volume in Family-School-Community PartnershipSeries Editor Diana B. Hiatt-Michael Pepperdine University(sponsored by the Family School Community Partnership Issues SIG)This concise monograph addresses the expanding field of family involvement to out ofschool time (OST). OST may be defined as time outside of state required time limits forcompulsory school attendance but time in which students are engaged in planned academicor enrichment activities. During the past decade OST programs have burgeoned across theUnited States. OST programs are offered to children and youth elementary through highschool as structured and safe venues to increase student academic achievement and extend students' interests.Chapter authors share promising practices from a range of backgrounds including nonprofit organizations faith-basedhealth and governmental agencies as well as university-school connections. Contents describe the benefits and concerns ofparent engagement in OST such as student outcomes of parent engagement in OST how parents select appropriate programsways to connect with parents to assure regular attendance of youth methods to solicit families to participate in OSTactivities and evaluation measures.