Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
 School Contact Checklist



Time of application 		
•	Ensure planned school amateur radio station set-up is sufficient for contact (or request telebridge but ensure local hams are still working with the school) 
•	Complete application. 
•	Prepare a robust educational proposal.
•	Submit plans for ways to include many youths.
•	Submit statistics on student and community demographics.
•	Submit media coverage proposal.
•	Include school calendar covering one year.
•	Submit application with educational proposal.
•	Note receipt of an e-mail from ARISS that your application and accompanying papers were received.
•	Note receipt of an e-mail from ARISS that your application was approved or if not, why it was not.

ARISS notifies school of time slot options and assigned ARISS school mentor 
•	Prepare school station for contact.
•	Prepare news release.
•	Contact the media.
•	Invite parents, community and local officials

3-4 weeks prior to contact
•	U.S. schools provide number of teachers and students who will participate in ARISS contact to JSC Education Office 

2-3 weeks prior to contact 
•	Submit student names, ages and questions.
•	Submit a 2 or 3 paragraph description of your school and indicate how radio contact preparations are proceeding, and how lesson plans about science, technology, space, and wireless technology are proceeding. 
•	Obtain signed Student Release Forms.
•	Submit Release Forms 

1 week prior to contact
•	School is notified of assigned time slot
•	U.S. schools only: Look for teacher and student paper surveys which will be mailed to the school by NASA-Johnson Space Center (JSC) Education Office.  

24 hours prior to contact 
•	Submit the form 24 hours ARISS School Contact Confirmation 
•	Remind the media.

Immediately following contact
• 	U.S. Schools only: All teachers and students (grades 4-12) complete the NASA paper survey forms immediately following your contact and return them to the NASA Education Office. A commemorative picture of the ISS will be sent once the NASA surveys are returned.

1-3 days after contact 
• 	All schools download, fill out and e-mail the ARISS Activity Report (evaluation form) found at this link (http://www.rac.ca/ariss/ARISS_Activity_Report.pdf) to ARISS mailbox JSC-TFS-ARISS@mail.nasa.gov  Subject line: ARISS Activity Form (contact host) within 1-3 days after your contact. 

3 days after contact
•	Submit mp3 file, initial photos, statistics, media coverage, summary.

2 weeks after contact
•	Video and follow up photos, etc.








ARISS School Contact Checklist.txt      
13 November 2012 
15:00 UTC