The author states that hundreds of schools throughout the country are discovering that a positive factor for academic achievement is parental involvement. Schools are finding out that parents "do care" and that, given the opportunity, they can influence and further enchance the educational opportunities of their children. Some question facing the schools are, "How do we begin to draw parents closer to the schools?,""What types of programs can we use with parents?," and "What are some of the new roles concerning education that parents can play?" The author tries to answer some of these questions by referring to the parental involvement component of the bilingual program at the Education Service Center, Region XIII, Austin, Texas. (SK)