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due to disparity in income and predatory lending practices which is more common in among economically disadvantaged non-white populations. A copy of the update is attached for your review. University City School With the understanding that it is at an important crossroad, the District will hold a series of public meetings to work toward one goal: significantly improving the performance of its students. The entire community is invited to Community Engagement Meetings, participate. Through the course of several attendees will explore the facts and propose specific viable options and choices to improve the District. All University Citians have a stake in the Public Schools-whether you have children in the district or not- and should participate in this process. The health of our City depends on the health of our Public Schools. The first of six meetings Tuesday, July 15 (with repeat sessions on the weekends) will occur on from 6:30 to nd repeat 8:30 pm at Barbara C. Jordan Elementary, 1500 N. 82 Blvd. The of the Saturday, July 19 session will occur on from 9:30 to 11:30 am at Julia Goldstein Early Child Center, 727 Kingsland Ave. Attendees will cover all topics from where we are today, to class size, to the facilities, to student performance, to the racial composition of staff, to finances. Together it is the District’s hope that University City Schools will become, once again, a desired educational destination. th Don’t forget Saturday night, June 28, the Movie Jaws will be playing at the Heman Park Pool at 8:45 pm. Are you afraid to get in the water???????? Velvet The Starlight Concert Series presents (Motown) on Monday, June 30 at 7:30 pm at Heman Park, 7210 Olive. 14 Did you know that the United States uses 10 billion paper bags a year that requires million trees 100 to be cut? Did you also know that the United States goes through million plastic shopping bags12 million annually and that it requires an estimated barrelsof oil to make that many plastic bags? Thus, our green tip of the day is: Using canvas bags when you shop can save millions of trees and lessen our oil dependency. Change your life. Save our Earth. And, Coming up soon: Movie in the Park: at Mooney Park (north of Jackson at Delmar) on Singin in the Rain ? July 26 at 8:45pm th Upcoming Meetings and Events: th Monday, July 7 5:00 pm City Council Special Meeting, 5 Floor City Hall Tuesday, July 15: 6:30-9:30 pm University City School District’s First Community Engagement Meeting at Barbara Jordan nd Elementary, 1500 N. 82 Blvd. Saturday, July 19: 9:30-11:30 am UCSD Community Engagement at Julia Goldstein Early Childhood Center, 727 Kingsland Ave. th (Repeat of July 15 session)