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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=2>PLEASE DO NOT REPLY to
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Dear ACADEMIC CHOICE Parents and
Guardians</SPAN></DIV>
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class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Please join us at a Community
Meeting </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3><B>Saturday, February 21, 10 am to noon</B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3><B>South Berkeley Senior Center, 2939 Ellis St </B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>(at Ashby & MLK, 2 blocks West of the Ashby BART station), Berkeley,
CA 94703</FONT></DIV>
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size=3>Academic Choice is reaching out to parents and guardians in our community
to participate in <B>Parent Leadership</B>. We seek individuals who are
reflective of AC's diverse student population; <B>we specifically encourage
African American, Latino, Asian and multi-ethnic families to join our
team</B>.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>Please join us for an informal community meeting open to all AC parents
and guardians. Meet AC's parent leaders, and learn more about the Academic
Choice program and the many opportunities to get involved as a volunteer and/or
as a member of the AC leadership group. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>Meeting discussion items:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>1. Introductions & questions</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>2. Brainstorming an AC community celebration for this spring</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>3. Planning/scheduling follow-up meetings</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>4. Brainstorming other priorities for the parent leadership
group</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>To RSVP, or for questions, Lawrence Grown <A
href="mailto:lawrence@metrolighting.com"><FONT style="COLOR: #1e25d3"
color=#1e25d3><U>lawrence@metrolighting.com</U></FONT></A>.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>We really want your involvement. If the above is inconvenient, please
email me to set up an alternate meeting.</FONT></DIV></DIV></SPAN><BR
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