1. Doral Academy Open House 2016-2017
Mr. Koski
BC Calculus, AP Statistics, Research

2. How We Gauge Progress SAT Rocket City Math League FAMAT competitions
FAMAT State Competion
Mu Alpha Theta National Convention
Florida Math League
Continental Math League
David Essner Exam
MAA
AMC 8
AMC 10
AMC 12
AIME
USAMO (not yet)
Rocket City Math League
Log 1 Competition
Math Counts
Middlementary Math Bonanza
National Assessment and Testing
Advanced Placement Results

3. Some Of Last Year’s Successes
1st Place Middlementary
County Champions Mathcounts 3rd year
8th Place Finish at State Mathcounts.
Regional Champions Florida Math League
9th place finish at FAMAT State Convention (14th)
7 place finish at Mu Alpha Theta National Convention.
Official SAT scores of 800,770 and 730 by Doral 8th graders.
AP Pass Rates: BC: 100% APCS: 100% AP Stats 82%

4. Advanced Research: We now have a precalculus class full of 9th graders (and one 7th grader). Special study halls are being run to teach.
Multivarible Calculus (4)
Abstract Algebra (6)
Developing Classes

5. 1st Place Middlementary

6. 1st Place MathCounts County

7. 8th Place State Mathcounts

8. 9th Place State Convention

9. Top 61 Doral Official PSAT scores for 2015 Yellow: Juniors Pink: 9th or 10th Blue: Middle School Green: Previous Member White: Regular Doral Student

10. How We Prepare
Math Research Classes
Early Bird Practice every morning (6:30 for Senior High 7:30 for Middle School)
Team Practices (Regularly scheduled after school. Schedules are being developed)
Special In depth practices for AP, SAT, Teams
2 week summer program

11. Summer Program
Summer Program

13. Nationals: St Louis 7th Place

14. Interesting Facts
The 2011 graduation rate for full-time, first-time undergraduate students who began their pursuit of a bachelor's degree at a 4-year degree-granting institution in fall 2005 was 59 percent. 
In 2001 there were 26,407 public high schools and 10,693 private schools in the United States. (Total 37001)

15. FYI Engage In Successful Flailing Articles for Journals
College Application
College Fly-In Programs
1. Article from Mathematics Association of America
2. List of interesting articles on education and learning.
Include article recommended by Ana G., our past club
president and student at Brown University.
3. Analyzing the Teacher Evaluation Form from MIT.
4. Get colleges to pay for your visits!

16. http://www.springssoft.com/doral Input/Update Student information

17. What You Can Do
Monitor the gradebook. Generally a grade of Z (Zero) means that the student is behind the class average in submission time or has failed to complete a particular assignment. Submission times vary for different types of assignments. The best source for your child's progress is your child. They should have a good idea of what is involved in a particular assignment and how they are progressing.
You will notice that a Z will destroy the current GPA, so the grades may fluctuate wildly, especially at the beginning of a marking period. Grades should stabilize as more grades are entered. Long term Z's are a concern.
Students are required to return a Progress Report signed by a parent each Monday that they have my class. That report has 4 parts. 1) The report (10 pts) 2) Parent Signature (50 pts) 3. Z (zero report) 4. Weekly Practice test packets/Journals
I ask each student with a grade of C or below, to include a written report on outstanding Z's on the Parent Viewer Report. This is a good place to start the conversation about progress.

18. What You Can Do
Monitor the NOTEBOOK. This is the single most important part of a child's grade that is COMPLETELY within the child's control. While the notebook is large, detailed (and somewhat tedious) task. There is no reason a serious student shouldn't get a 100 on this assignment. (MIT: By Consistent Hard Work) Your child has detailed description of the guidelines for making a notebook.

19. What You Can Do
Monitor the Online Work. I get grades from online sites that may include: 1) Moodle 2) WebWork 3)Alcumus 4) Math League and 5) Khan Academy. All these sites are accessible from my website at
Students need to keep log-in information in an accessible spot. It is a time consuming task to reset passwords, so a student who consistently loses this information will find themselves at a disadvantage when trying to complete work in a timely manner.

20. Send an email to skoski@doralacademyprep.org SUBJECT: 21Last,First
What You Can Do
Send an to
SUBJECT: 21Last,First

21. Some Helpful Hints
My room is usually open from 6:30 in the morning to several hours after school. During that time, the computers are available for online work, and the room is full of advanced math students who are willing and able to help. There is no hand holding, babysitting or tutoring, but if your child is stuck, this is a good place to start.
Within reason ALL assignments are accepted when submitted. NO child should settle for a Zero on any assignment.A late assignment may not receive full credit but the difference in overall grade is significant when all Zeros are completed.
The only exception is in the last days before a grading period ends. Students who want A's or B's should never depend on getting work graded during this period. During this period, the gradebook slows to a crawl so grade entry becomes nearly impossible at times. In addition, once the gradebook is officially closed by the office, not grade can be entered.

22. You may contact me at skoski@doralacademyprep.org
If you wish to setup an individual parent conference you may do so by calling the main office.
You may look up anything about the course on my class website:
Contact Information

23. Parent Volunteer Hours
Parents can bring in supplies from my wish list (attach the original receipt to the bag, along with your child’s name and student ID).
Opportunities for parent hours (ex. Field trips, school events).
We have a Parent group. Contact Ms. Manning or Ms. Bishop for information.

24. There is no “A” in honors. You have to bring your own.