ABSTRACT
Th
e
authors of this
article
report
on a
n intervention designed
to improve the academic component
of an extended after
-
school
program.
The agency
involved
in this intervention
was a non
-
profit
community
action group (CAG)
agency
whose mission is to
improve
the
socio
-
economic well
-
being of the residents of Upper Manhattan, the
Bronx, and New York City
.
The agency
has a staff of 200
that
serve
high school students.
The intervent
ion
program
was designed
to (1
)
improve the
working relationship
between teachers, familie
s
,
and
students
in the after
-
school program
, (2)
develop new and innovative
ways to
improve the
academic curricula of the after
-
school program
,
and
(3
)
provide contin
u
ous
educa
tion to stakeholders to
the after
-
school
program
.
I
mprovements in student performance relating to attendance,
academic work, discipline and social behaviors
were reported
.
The
intervention reported in this article has the potential of supportin
g
learning and developmental outcomes over time