Description
A graduate of Manhattan College with a Bachelor Degree in Mathematics, Bill currently teaches mathematics at Byram Hills High School where he has taught for 20 of his 26 years teaching. Bill teaches AP Calculus, AP Statistics and all levels of mathematics leading up to those advanced courses. For the past 18 years, Bill has tutored students in the Westchester/Connecticut area in SAT/ACT and other mathematics coursework. Bill has helped develop curriculum and learning strategies that will support students throughout their high school careers and beyond. His commitment to lifelong learning also includes his service as New Teacher Mentor Coordinator at Byram Hills and work with the University of Michigan in conjunction with the Island School in Eleuthera, Bahamas to develop lessons and units of study focused on meaningful experiential learning.
Athletics have played an important role in Bill’s teacher-coach style of teaching. Bill’s background includes serving as Captain of the Manhattan College Rugby Team, coaching Fordham University to two Met-NY Division 1 titles, and years of success coaching high school level soccer and baseball teams. Bill enjoys working to bring out each student’s individual best by integrating experiential lessons learned from the athletic field into his teaching.
Bill lives with his wife and two children and in his spare time enjoys listening to history podcasts, golfing, and rooting on the Giants and Rangers.
Classes
AP Exam
May 7th Test Date
Course Description
This four-class course will review all content covered on the AP Statistics exam (Analyzing One and Two Variable Data, Sample and Experimental Design, Probability and Random Variables, Sampling Distributions, Inferences for both Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing including Categorical and Quantitative Data). The class will place an emphasis on AP Free Response Questions and investigating rubrics to better construct a high-scoring response. The course will also investigate the multiple choice section to prepare students for the variety of questions that may be presented. The course will aim to solidify student understanding of the AP Statistics exam and the style of questions that will be presented.
AP Statistics Test Date
Tuesday, May 7th @ 12:00pm
Schedule:
Teachers & Location:
Bill LaRue
AP Statistics Teacher
Online
$1,050.00Register
SAT
August 24th Test Date
Course Description
The Summer SAT Bootcamp is designed for rising juniors who want to get an early start on SAT prep, as well as rising seniors who are looking to boost their scores. This bootcamp includes four classes and one proctored digital adaptive practice SAT. In addition, there is one optional extra help session.
Schedule:
Teachers & Location:
Bill LaRue
SAT Math Teacher
Bob Darken
SAT Reading/Writing Teacher
Greenwich Country Day School (Upper School)
$1,295.00Register
