The document discusses a meeting about international partnerships and youth exchange programs. It provides information about various organizations involved in international education, including the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET). CSIET works to promote safe and meaningful international youth exchange experiences and recognizes schools that support international students. The document also shares data on international student exchange numbers and initiatives to increase awareness and participation in exchange programs.

1. Partnerships Around the World
July 10, 2009, 11:30 – 12:30pm
John Hishmeh, Executive Director
Council on Standards for International Educational Travel
Abigail Falik, Founder and CEO
Global Citizen Year
Kenneth Staral, Principal
Ogden School
Jeff Wang, Assistant Director
Education and Chinese Language Initiatives, Asia Society

2. CSIET Mission
• Private not-for-profit organization established in 1984.
• Identifies, promotes and supports reputable international youth
exchange programs.
• Provides leadership and support to the exchange and
educational communities so that youth are provided with
meaningful and safe international exchange experiences.
• Promotes the importance and educational value of international
youth exchange.

3. Global Classroom Awards
• Awards program to
recognize schools that
actively support international
youth exchange.
• Looking for schools that
promote school-wide feelings
of inclusiveness and global
curiosity while hosting
international exchange
students or encouraging their
students to travel and study
abroad.

4. CSIET Publications –
2009-10 Advisory List
Provides a resource from which
prospective exchange students,
their parents, and school leaders
can confidently glean an
understanding of the scope,
background, and operations of
programs that have been reviewed.
Includes descriptions of exchange
organizations that, upon
evaluation, were found to comply
with CSIET standards and were
accepted for listing.

5. CSIET Publications –
Administrators Guide
Resource tool for U.S. high
schools that work—or are
interested in working— with
international youth
exchange programs.
Intended for the individual in
a school or school system
who is responsible for
working with exchange
students.

6. CSIET Model School Policy
Developed in partnership with the
secondary-school community to assist
American schools in the process of
administering successful international
student exchange programs.
Developed with valuable input from
individual high school administrators,
exchange program managers, and
national advocates for youth exchange,
the MSP provides a foundation for local
school policies and encourages U.S.
schools to engage in international youth
exchange programs.

7. On-Line School Resources

8. www.CSIET.org

9. Print Campaign
• Print advertisement distributed to 500 publications
and magazines nationwide in mid March.
• Possible secondary distribution through youth
exchange program community.
Radio Campaign
• Three 60-second spots and three 30-second spots
distributed to 3,500 radio stations nationwide.
• Utilizing a customized media monitoring system, CSIET
tracks pick-ups, with detailed reporting capabilities, and
notifies exchange programs of broadcasts.

10. “ When you share your
family with a high
school exchange student,
you’re giving them a view
Public Service of America that will make a
Announcement profound difference in
who they are and how they
Campaign - Print
relate to Americans.
You, in turn, get a glimpse
• Print advertisement
into their life and
distributed to
customs. That’s just the
approximately 500
beginning of the
publications and
extraordinary benefits
magazines nationwide
hosting brings to families,
in mid March.
students and the world.”
Amal enjoys pancakes and
maple syrup with her family
in Sioux Falls, SD.

11. Weblink Campaign
Campaign launched June 26th, reaching out to Educational
Associations, International Education Organizations, and Community
Partners
Commitments so far:
National Association of Secondary School Principals; American
Council for Teachers of Foreign Languages; and U.S. Center for
Citizen Diplomacy
Other Possible Partners: Congressional Offices, School Districts, etc.

12. Campaign Landing Site – www.HostStudents.org

13. www.GetStarted.csiet.org

14. Customizable Query

15. Final Report w/ Contact Info

16. Impact – Results to Date
Web Traffic (since early May)
• www.HostStudents.org: 2,329 visits
• http://GetStarted.csiet.org: 4,149 visit (633 from
HostStudents.org)
Radio Pick Ups (since early May)
• Donated Media Time: 18,275 airings at an estimated value
of $2,066,883.
• Nationwide Interest: 118 stations in 38 states nationwide
have either aired or reported their intent to air the radio spots.

17. Numbers – Inbound
6 - YEAR COMPARISON: Exchange Students Coming to U.S.

18. Numbers – Outbound
6 - YEAR COMPARISON: U.S. Students Going Abroad

19. Where Does Your State Rank?
2008-09 2008-09
2007-08 2008-09 Year or 2007-08 2008-09 Year or
State State
Rank Rank Semester Rank Rank Semester
Inbound Inbound
1 1 1 Texas 2,063 24  27 Tennessee 364
2 1 2 Michigan 2,011 26  28 Alabama 354
3 1 3 California 1,661 33  29 Utah 330
4 1 4 Minnesota 1,388 28  30 Montana 303
5 1 5 Ohio 1,267 32  31 Mississippi 301
6 1 6 Wisconsin 1,198 31  32 Massachusetts 285
7 1 7 Washington 1,100 35  33 South Dakota 279
8 1 8 Indiana 1,014 34 1 34 South Carolina 247
9 1 9 Oregon 966 38  35 Maine 235
10 1 10 New York 875 39  36 Nevada 220
11 1 11 Illinois 797 36  37 Maryland 213
13  11 Pennsylvania 789 41  38 New Hampshire 204
11  13 Kansas 774 30  39 Louisiana 201
14 1 14 Colorado 702 37  40 New Mexico 189
15 1 15 Missouri 675 44  41 Connecticut 183
17  16 Oklahoma 614 41 1 41 New Jersey 154
20  17 Florida 594 40  43 West Virginia 152
16  18 Virginia 592 43  44 Alaska 150
19 1 19 Iowa 584 44 1 44 Vermont 146
18  20 North Carolina 575 46 1 46 North Dakota 125
22  21 Arkansas 514 47 1 47 Wyoming 102
21  22 Idaho 490 48 1 48 Delaware 80
23 1 23 Kentucky 441 49 1 49 Hawaii 61
27  24 Nebraska 441 50 1 50 Rhode Island 52
25 1 25 Arizona 437 51 1 51 District of Columbia 24
29  26 Georgia 408 TOTAL 27,924

20. Where Does Your State Really Rank?
Percentage of Exchange Students to U.S. High School Students

21. Where Does Your State Rank?
Number of Exchange Students Hosted
1
Source of High School Student Population: U.S.
Department of Education, National Center for
Education Statistics, Common
Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of
Public Elementary/Secondary Education,"
2004-05 (prepared September 2006).

22. Where Are They Coming From?