The Washington State Coalition for International Education held the first Preschool-Graduate School International Education Summit on September 18, 2003 at the University of Washington in Seattle. Here is an outline of the Outreach efforts.

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Tools

• Communication Strategies (PPT presentation at National Coalition)

Calendar Listings

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• CAL Events
• International Education Week Events - Washington State
• Hyogo Cultural Center Events
• NHL Current Notices
• OSPI Calendar - September

• UW Daily > Special Notices

• WSAME

Contact Lists

• Media Contacts WA (from Asia Society) (Excel, opens in new window)
• OSPI > Building Schools Directory (open Excel file)

Communication Plan - Complete

June (complete)

• (Kristin) Make sure Summit is on the calendar of major organizations in the Washington State Coalition for International Education
  - send press release and calendar blurb out to Coalition
• (Kristin) Get Summit announcement added to other organizations' calendars, e.g., WSSDA, WASA, AWSP, Wash. State PTA, WEA
  - contacted organizations with calendar blurb
• (Michele) Get flyer printed and distributed to OSPI Summer Institutes and WASA/AWSP conference at end of June
  - contacted Terry Bergeson about OSPI Summer Institute
  - sent 200 flyers + 4 color to Helene Paroff, ESD 101 for WASA/AWSP
• (Kristin) Create press release about Asia Society grant and submit it to media
  - press release distributed to media list
• (Michele) Contact Educational Service Districts about posting and distributing flyers
  - contacted all superintendents 6/22
  - mailed flyers to Jane Gutting, Walt Bigby 6/24
• (Michele Kristin) Distribute flyers at Summer Language Camps (funded by FLAP grant)
  - brought flyers to camps at JSIS 6/23
  - mailed flyers to Kristin 6/23
• (Michele) Email Summit info to businesses who participate in the annual International Schools Business breakfast in Seattle in November (talk about involvement of Hamilton and Stanford schools)
• (Michele) Have Cheryl Allendoerfer send out message from Karen Kodama and Terry Acena to all principals list
  - Terry and Karen approved; forwarded message to Cheryl 6/23
• (Michele) Submit PTA Advocacy Topic
  - contacted Washington State PTA about distributing flyers at Service Delivery Conference in August. Exec Director Jean Carpenter agreed

July (complete)

• (Michele, Kristin to Bill Stafford, Seattle Trade Alliance) Contact businesses that we have connections with to let them know about the Summit and invite them to participate
• (Kristin) Distribute flyers/posters at Language Camps and Center for Ethical Leadership
• (Michele to Caleb) Distribute flyers for OSPI Summer Institutes
• (Michele) Provide Summit flyers to PTA Service Delivery Conference

August (complete)

• (Grace. Michele) Contact preschool and before/after school programs about preschool educator involvement complete
• (Michele) Put ad in UW Daily complete
• (Kristin) Distribute flyers/posters Middle East Peace Camp complete
• (Caleb) Distribute flyers at OSPI Summer Institutes
• (WSPTA) Distribute flyers at PTA Service Delivery Conference
• Put up posters in logical locations complete
• (Sue Ranney) email to all teachers/administrators in Seattle about the Summit (last week of August)
• (Dee Dickinson) contact WEA
• (Will Linser) email to Social Studies listserv complete
• (Kristi Rennebohm Franz) contact Pullman/Spokane curriculum directors and OSPI
• (Nancy Bacon) email to World Affairs Global Classroom email list complete
• (Cheryl Allendoerfer) contact UW Educational Outreach PR for media contacts complete

September (complete)

• (Kristin) Contact media with press release about dissemination grant complete
• (Michele) Email reminders to Coalition members complete
• (Michele) Request Proclamation from the Governor
• (Kristin) Send out timely press release on the Summit