This booklet provides schools with ideas for using their afterschool programs in new and effective ways to promote student achievement and meet the needs of students and community. It illustrates a variety of activities, separated by subject matter, that are available through the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). These activities include reading programs that integrate a high-quality reading effort so that all children can read well by the end of the third grade. Two DOE programs--America Reads Work-Study Program and the Reading Excellence Program--are described. The next section details suggestions for mathematics instruction and includes a description of the American Counts Challenge, a multifaceted initiative to help all students boost their achievement in mathematics. Other materials include college-readiness outreach programs, such as Project GRAD and the Early Scholars Outreach Program; teacher recruitment in afterschool programs, including advice on how to integrate teacher training; technology in afterschool programs; the arts and afterschool programs; strong, safe, disciplined, and drug-free schools; and parent-involvement tips, such as accommodating family schedules and making afterschool programs affordable. Contact information and other sources of information are listed at the end of each section. (RJM)