Mission:

We focus on the academic success of students

Get highest scores on NYS Mathematics exams

We aspire toward reaching international math Standards

 

/ So why is math important? /

             The attainment of good math skills has been identified as one of the major goals of the American educational system. Mathematical principles and concepts have become a part of almost every area of work. Knowing these principles will help you succeed in both school and work.

American school children are falling behind in math

Despite the best intensions of policy makers to realize this laudable goal by the year 2000, the current reality is that American school children are still falling behind their peers in other industrialized countries. According to a study released by the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), in 2003 US students ranked 24th in math literacy and 26th in problem-solving capabilities among the 41 nations studied, and the report concluded that American students "did not measure up to the international average in mathematics literacy and problem-solving skills." In another study looking at a different grouping of countries, the 2003 Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) found similar results with a US ranking of 15th out of 45 countries examined for 8th grade math skills. When commenting on this alarming trend in US math scores, the US Department of Education stated in a recent publication entitled No Child Left Behind: Expanding the Promise, Guide to President Bush’s FY 2006 Education Agenda that "the failure to provide our high school students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed literally places our national prosperity at risk."

To whom:

The program is for those who want a solid basic math skills with a proven track record and an emphasis on concept development , mental techniques, and program solving. 

The main feature:

To use of Concrete –Pictorial –Abstract approach.  The students are provided with the necessary learning experiences beginning with the concrete and pictorial stages, followed by the abstract stage to enable them to learn mathematics meaningfully.  This approach encourages active thinking process, communication of mathematical ideas and problem solving.  This helps develop the foundation student will need for more advanced mathematics. 

Diagnostic Testing is a detailed description of the comprehensive diagnostic testing program our students must follow. We find it's the best way to determine precisely which topics have been problems and exactly where to begin. This enables us to plan a series of lessons tailored to a student's needs and recommend a specific number of hours per week for him to attain his academic goals.

Arithmetic Diagnostic Test    

11) Add: 587 + 4,765 + 35 + 37,345 + 8

12) Subtract: 8,456 - 3,245

13) Subtract: 8,172 - 4,644

14) Subtract: 8,453 - 4,786

15) Subtract: 80,400 - 45,934

16) Multiply: 798 x 879

17) Divide: 350,105 ÷ 7

18) Divide: 65,102 ÷ 32

19) Write all factors of 72

10) Write the prime factorization of 630

11) Write the greatest connon factor [GCF] of 50, 60 and 70

12) Write the first six multiples of 6

13) Write the least common multiple [LCM] of 2, 3 and 6

14) What does 3/4 mean?

15) Arrange in order or size, from smallest to largest: 3/4, 1/2, 3/3, 5/8 and 2/6

16) Convert 7 5/8 to an improper fraction

17) Convert 52/8 to a mixed number

18) Add: 3 2/3 + 5¾ + 4½

19) Subtract: 8 2/5 - 5¾

20) Multiply: 1½ × 2 2/3 × 3¾

21) Divide: 9 2/5 ÷ 5 2/9

22) Round off 23.56938 to the nearest 100th

23) Add: 23.6 + 5.79 + 365 + .971

24) Subtract: 9 - .8765

25) Multiply: 4.5 × 2.3

26) Multiply: .003 × .02

27) Divide: 24.5 ÷ .04

28) Divide: 23.64 ÷ 3

29) What is 12½% of 400?

30) 13¾ is what percent of 4 3/13?

31) 7 is 15% of what number?

32) Change to a fraction: 5

33) Change to a fraction: 6 2/3

34) Change to a fraction: 5/8

35) Change to a fraction: .7

36) Change to a fraction: .16 2/3

37) Change to a fraction: .00000 1/10

38) Change to a fraction: 1.2½

39) Change to a fraction: 65%

40) Change to a fraction: 8 1/3%

41) Change to a fraction: .000000 1/10 %

42) Change to a percent: 3

43) Change to a percent: 4½

44) Change to a percent: 3/8

45) Change to a percent: .9

46 Change to a percent: .000¾

47) Change to a percent: 5/16

48) Change to a decimal: 3/7

49) Change to a decimal to the nearest 100th: 4/11

50) Change to a one-place decimal: 2/3

 

Algebra Diagnostic Test    

11) What is a numerical phrase?

12) What is an open phrase?

13) (3 x 4)² - 3 x 4²

14) 40 - {20 - { 10 - (5 - 2)]}

15) 40 - 20 ÷ 5 - 3

16) Evaluate (4X)² - 4X² if X = 5

17) Evaluate (X - Y)(X + Y) if X = 5 and Y = 3

18) Express the number of quarters in p pennies

19) Express the cost of b books if each book costs d dollars

10) X² + X²

11) 5X + 3Y - 4X - 4Y - 7Z

12) (-3X³Y⁴)(-4X⁴Y⁶)

13 (-4X²Y³)³

14) (3X - 4Y)(4X - 3Y)

15) (4X - 3)²

16) (5X² +8X - 2)(3X - 4)

17) (8X - 5) - (3X - 4X²)

18) 7(2X - 3) - 4(5X - 6)

19) Factor: XYZ - X

20) Factor: 4X⁴ - 4Y⁴

21) Factor: 5X⁴ - 25X² + 20

22) Factor: 8X³Y⁴Z⁶

23) Reduce:

24) Subtract:

25) Divide:

26) Simplify:

27: Simplify:

28)

29)

30) Solve: X + 5 = 5

31) Solve: (X - 3)(X - 7) = 0

32) Solve: X + 4 = 4 + X

33) Solve: X + 5

34) X + 5 > 3

35) Write a solution for: X + 2Y = 10

36) Graph: X + 3 = 3 + X

37) Graph: X + 7

38) Graph: X + 7 = X

39) Graph: X(X - 2)(X + 3)(X - 6) = 0

40) Graph: X + 2Y = 10

41) Solve: 2(3X - 1) - 5(4X - 3) = 4(X + 1) - 27

42) What is a set?

43) What is a variable?

44) What is an operation?

45) What is a relation?

46) 8 - 12 + 3 - 14 - 5

47) 7 - (-7)

48) (-5) - (-11)

49) (-9) - (-4)

50) 5 - (-9)

51) 0 ÷ 10

52) 10 ÷ 0

53) 0  ÷  0

54) 10 ÷ ½

55) (-13)²

56) (-4)³

57) (-3)⁴

58) (-2)⁵

59) (-1)⁶

Geometry Diagnostic Test    

11) What is a geometric figure?

12) What is a plane?

13) What is a point?

14) What is a line?

15) What is a ray?

16) What is a line segment?

17) What is an angle?

18) What is a polygon?

19) What is a set?

10) What is an ordered pair?

11) What is a relation?

12) What are perpendicular lines?

13) What are parallel lines?

14) What are opposite rays?

15) What is the midpoint of a line segment?

16) What is the bisector of a line segment?

17) What is an acute angle?

18) What is a straight angle?

19) What are complementary angles?

20) What are supplementary angles?

21) What are vertical angles?

22) What are adjacent angles?

23) What are congruent angles?

24) What is an angle bisector?

25) What is a triangle?

26) What is a quadrilateral?

27) What is a parallelogram?

Geometry Diagnostic Test    

11) What is a geometric figure?

12) What is a plane?

13) What is a point?

14) What is a line?

15) What is a ray?

16) What is a line segment?

17) What is an angle?

18) What is a polygon?

19) What is a set?

10) What is an ordered pair?

11) What is a relation?

12) What are perpendicular lines?

13) What are parallel lines?

14) What are opposite rays?

15) What is the midpoint of a line segment?

16) What is the bisector of a line segment?

17) What is an acute angle?

18) What is a straight angle?

19) What are complementary angles?

20) What are supplementary angles?

21) What are vertical angles?

22) What are adjacent angles?

23) What are congruent angles?

24) What is an angle bisector?

25) What is a triangle?

26) What is a quadrilateral?

27) What is a parallelogram?

28) What is a rhombus?

29) What is a rectangle?

30) What is a square?

31) What is a diagonal of a polygon?

32) What is the perimeter of a polygon?

33) What is an exterior angle of a polygon?

34) What is an altitude of a triangle?

35) What is a median of a triangle?

36) What is the measure of a line segment?

37) What is the measure of an angle?

38) What is a circle?

39) If the supplement of an angle is 4 more than twice the compliment of the angle, find the measure of the angle.

44) If the measure of the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 56°, find the measure of a base angle.

47) If PQRS is a rectangle and PR=14 in, find QS.

48) Find the measure of an interior angle of a regular hexagon.

49) Find the sum of the measures of the exterior angles of a regular octagon.)

50) If ABC is a right triangle, a is a right angle, BC=13 in and AB=12 in, find AC.

English Diagnostic Test    

 Directions: In each of questions 1 to 24, you are given a sentence with one or more mistakes in grammar, spelling or punctuation. Rewrite each sentence correcting all mistakes.

1) Neither me or my friends was present at the game.

2) Shes going to earn a masters degree in math.

3) Dont embarass me by asking my father such an stupid question.

4) Bob had came with alot of his friends.

5) John was happyier than Mary because of the fact that he was invited to the party.

6) I want you to keep this just among you and I.

7) Mike is well at sport's but bad at school-work.

8) His mother sing's very beautiful.

9) The matter was refferred to my father for the forth time.

10) The boys familys was proud of there acheivements.

11) We use to go to the park on bank street every Wenesday.

12) Who would of concieved of such an idea?

13) Jane pleaded please except my appology.

14) Of which State is Albany the Capitol?

15) How long have the united states been in existance?

16) John may be tired but I am tireder than him.

17) When my computer crashed, my last five day's work disapeared.

18) He all ways trys to be real friendly to they.

19) My Boss, Mr Jones wont give you a job unles you full out the aplication.

20) The landlord here is very strict, no children nor pets are aloud.

21) Dont lie to me, she cryed?

22) My father said that "He didnt go".

23) At the farm we bougt cherrys apples tomatoes and pairs.

24) Why did'nt Bob visit my brother and I when he had the oportunity?

Directions: In each of questions 25 to 29, write the abbreviation for the given word.

25) Doctor

26) Post Office

27) Boulevard

28) Sergeant

29) ounce

30) pound

  Directions: In each of questions 31 to 35, you are given a sentence or a group of sentences. Write each word of the sentence and, next to each word, write its part of speech.

31) My brother and I will see you in the early spring.

32) The extremely tall boy with the curly red hair very truly loves the beautiful girl in his math class.

33) My best friend was wondering who came to see you yesterday.

34) Hush! You are making far too much noise. I am having trouble preparing this form which must be in my office early tomorrow morning at nine o'clock.

35) In what year did the British colonists in America declare their independence from Britain?

36) Write a 150-word essay on the subject "What I Would Do If I Won The Lottery"

Foreign Language Diagnostic Test    

  Directions: Translate each of the following sentences into the foreign language you are studying.

11) They work every day.

12) They worked yesterday.

13) He likes cake.

14) I like apples.

15) We will be ready.

16) They will help us.

17) He saw himself in the mirror.

18) We can see ourselves.

19) There is a man at the door.

10) There are two men in the living room.

11) April the fifteenth is an important day.

12) We learned five new words today.

13) Here are some books.

14) The pencil is on the table.

15) I will meet you behind the building.

16) Don't go without me.

17) He waited until ten o'clock.

18) The end of the story is very sad.

19) She was wearing her prettiest dress.

20) John is my best friend.

21) This church is older than the one we saw this morning.

22) It's hot today.

23) He's hungry.

24) I would do it if I could.

25) She couldn't see them.

26) I gave her the money.

27) Do they have a dog?

28) Don't you know John?

29) Is she in the kitchen?

30) What happened?

31) When did he leave?

32) Why did you do that?

33) What time is it?

34) It's seven-fifteen.

35) His parents are rich.

36) The woman in the green dress is Mary's aunt.

37) He decided to do it.

38) The girl began to cry.

39) He went into the store to buy some bread.

40) Come here.

41) Be quiet.

42) Take off your coat, Johnny.

43) Be seated, Mr. Smith.

44) Does your uncle have any children?

45) Which book do you want, the red one or the yellow one?

Social Science Diagnostic Test    

11) Name the world's longest river.

12) In what century, and in what decade of that century, was the Civil War fought?

13) Name three of the New England states.

14) For how long is a U.S. senator elected?

15) With what were the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution concerned?

16) What was prohibition?

17) How many Justices are there on the U.S. Supreme Court?

18) What is the President's Cabinet?

19) Name three countries that export petroleum (oil).

10) Name three agricultural products for which the Great Plains states are important.

11) In what century, and in what decade of that century, did man first land on the moon?

12) How old must you be to vote?

13) As a result of what war did Puerto Rico become a territory of the United States?

14) Which state is called the Lone Star State?

15) On which continent is India?

16) Who were the second, third and fourth presidents of the United States?

17) Name a state important for its production of coal, iron and steel.

18) How many presidents has the Senate found guilty of "high crimes and misdemeanors" and removed from office?

19) What are the first ten Amendments to the Constitution commonly called?

20) Name the capital of New York State.

21) Name four of the original thirteen states.

22) The French and Indian Wars were fought between France and what other country?

23) How many states are there in the United States?

24) What is the largest state in the United States?

25) Who decides whether a law is unconstitutional or not?

26) What is the capital of France?

27) Which two countries does the U.S. border?

28) In what year did Christopher Columbus discover America?

29) In what year did the British colonists in America declare their independence from Britain?

30) Which British colony in America was founded by a Quaker?