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CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL EQUITY, ASSESSMENT, AND TEACHING EXCELLENCE (CREATE) May 28, 1999 ALL AT UCSD Subject: Book Drive for K-12 Schools The UCSD Bookstore and the Associated Student's Volunteer Connection program are seeking donations for a book drive to be held from June 1-11 to benefit nine K-12 schools in the City Heights and National City areas of San Diego. The books will be donated to the K-12 Cluster Partnership program sponsored by UCSD's Center for Research in Educational Equity, Assessment and Teaching Excellence (CREATE). Schools in the Crawford High School cluster in City Heights include Crawford, Mann Middle School and Carver and Euclid Elementary schools. The Sweetwater High School cluster schools include Sweetwater, National City Middle School and Central, Olivewood and Otis Elementary schools. The "wish list" of books for the participating schools includes textbooks and general books in the following areas: First-year science, math, economics and computer; ethnic studies, women's studies, Third World studies, history; first-year sociology and psychology; first-year calculus, statistics and economics; English as a second language; Spanish, including literature and grammar; children's books in English and Spanish; novels, anthologies, poetry, plays, non-fiction, composition, essay writing; reference books, encyclopedia sets and dictionaries. The book drive also supports San Diego Reads!, a citywide civic project to support literacy in local schools. "Gently used" general reading books, especially appropriate for the early elementary grade levels, are solicited for this project. Books may be dropped off at book receptacles at the following locations: ASUCSD Volunteer Connection UCSD Bookstore (extended collection June 1-18) Thurgood Marshall College, Dean's Office lobby John Muir College, Middle of Muir Roger Revelle College, Student Activity Center Eleanor Roosevelt College, Pepper Canyon Earl Warren College, Student Activity Center Soft Reserves Shuttle vehicles North Point Visitor Information Center For further information contact Meredyth Potter White, UCSD Bookstore, 534-7323. Ed Lopez Outreach Coordinator |