2009-2010
Assistant Principal, Union Grove High School, McDonough, Georgia
                       

2010-2011
Assistant Principal, Rock Spring Elementary School, McDonough, Georgia

FATHER KNOWS BEST: Program Aims to Involve More Dads in Education - Read More 
October 27, 2010 MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA
Jeffrey Daughtry, the assistant principal at Rock Spring Elementary School in McDonough, is heading up a new mentoring program geared toward increasing the presence of fathers at the school. “Studies have shown that involvement of a father, or a positive male role model, in the lives of children, has profound effects on them,” Daughtry said. “I believe that when you do what’s in the best interest of children, you’re not going to go wrong and if you do but your intentions are right then you can make the situation work,” said Daughtry about the program. 
 

The Daughtry Times previously served as a middle grades supplemental mathematics educational resource from Monday, March 15, 2004 at Bethel Junior High, Spanaway, Washington through Friday, April 24, 2009 at Henry County Middle School, McDonough, Georgia. On Monday, August 22, 2011 The Daughtry Times resurfaced at Sarasota Military Academy an academic college prepatory charter school located in downtown Sarasota, Florida for the 2011-12 academic school year.

2011-12 Series

  

Captain Daughtry, Instructor of Mathematics
Sarasota Military Academy
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Algebra 1 Textbook Online - Click here
Algebra 1A Syllabus - PDF
Algebra IA Standards and Vocabulary - PDF

The Daughtry Times has returned after a 2-year hiatus as I served as an assistant principal in an educational leadership capacity at the elementary and high school level. Although I was earning far more money; I never truly felt I was making a difference in the lives of children which initially brought me to the education profession. I am overwhelmingly excited to serve primarily in an instructional position and work with such a phenomenal group of young highly motivated student leaders.

The mission of the Sarasota Military Academy is to provide high school students the highest quality education possible, incorporating the principles of leadership, discipline,, patriotism and honor in a military environment. Our primary intent is to enable our cadets to become productive citizens and to help them shape their futures into satisfying and fulfilling lives. Sarasota Military Academy is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) Sarasota Military Academy is an " A " graded high school as well as the only high school in Sarasota County that met 100% of our Annual Yearly Progress.

VOLUME I

EDITION I - Monday, August 22, 2011
BP Pays $40 Million Locally Over Gulf Oil Spill - PDF
Oil from the blown British Petroleum well never came close to Southwest Florida last summer, but new data show the local economic fallout was still significant. BP has paid $40 million to 2,847 individuals in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties who claimed economic damages from the spill.

Mathematics and The Real World - August 25, 2011 - DOC

EDITION II - Monday, August 29, 2011
Irene Pummels the East Coast - PDF
Hurricane Irene remained a Category 1 storm Saturday as it battered North Carolina and Virginia, spreading tropical storm conditions northward. Four deaths have so far been attributed to the hurricane, which is expected to make a potentially disastrous run up the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic to New England.  


EDITION III - Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Vietnam Veteran, 61, Aspires To Play College Football - PDF
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alan Moore swears he’s not crazy. Although, there is some evidence to the contrary — most of which centers on his decision at the age of 61 to attempt to play college football.  Moore, a Vietnam veteran who played on a national title winning junior college team in 1968, is the newest/oldest member of the Faulkner (Ala.) University football team, earning a spot on the Eagles roster as a place-kicker. Follow Up Story - Read Here

EDITION IV - Monday, September 12, 2011
Ten years later, Sarasota school remembers 9/11 - PDF
SARASOTA - They had a week to prepare. Second graders at Emma E. Booker Elementary practiced reading aloud with their teacher every day for a once-in-a-lifetime experience: A visit from the president of the United States. President George W. Bush's staff selected Booker Elementary, a mostly blue-collar neighborhood school, to recognize achievements in reading and to announce new education initiatives. Instead, students got a lesson in the cold reality of terrorism.

EDITION V - Monday, September 19, 2011 - PDF
Nine Killed in Reno Plane Crash - PDF
RENO, NEVADA- The death toll rose to nine Saturday in an air race crash in Reno as investigators determined that several spectators were killed on impact as the 1940s-model plane appeared to lose a piece of its tail before slamming like a missile into a crowded tarmac. Moments earlier, thousands had arched their necks skyward and watched the planes speed by just a few hundred feet off the ground before some noticed a strange gurgling engine noise from above. Seconds later, the P-51 Mustang dubbed the Galloping Ghost pitched oddly upward, twirled and took an immediate nosedive into a section of white VIP box seats.

EDITION VI - Monday, September 26, 2011 - PDF
Nasa Says Satellite Fell To Earth Over Pacific Ocean
The 6 1/2-ton Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) satellite in space. The $740 million UARS was launched in 1991 from space shuttle Discovery to study the atmosphere and the ozone layer. NASA's dead satellite fell to Earth early Saturday morning, starting its fiery death plunge somewhere over the vast Pacific Ocean. Details were still sketchy, but the U.S. Air Force's Joint Space Operations Center and NASA say that the bus-sized satellite first penetrated Earth's atmosphere somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. A myriad of unconfirmed reports exists, including video that purportedly shows the satellite breaking up over Canada. There were also unconfirmed reports of debris seen from Florida. However, Cecilie Korst of the Aerospace Corporation said Oregon was likely the last place in the U.S. that the satellite was visible. NASA's calculations had predicted that the former climate research satellite would fall over a 500-mile swath.

VOLUME II

EDITION I - Monday, October 3, 2011 - PDF
700 Arrested After Protest On New York's Brooklyn Bridge
NEW YORK — More than 700 protesters demonstrating against corporate greed, global warming and social inequality, among other grievances, were arrested Saturday after they swarmed the Brooklyn Bridge and shut down a lane of traffic for several hours in a tense confrontation with police. The group Occupy Wall Street has been camped out in a plaza in Manhattan's Financial District for nearly two weeks staging various marches, and had orchestrated an impromptu trek to Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon. Some of the protesters said they were lured onto the roadway by police, or they didn't hear the calls from authorities to head to the pedestrian walkway. Police said no one was tricked into being arrested, and those in the back of the group who couldn't hear were allowed to leav

EDITION II - Monday, October 10, 2011 - PDF
Afghanistan War: A Ten-Year History Lesson
As the U.S.-led Afghanistan war marks its 10th year, Americans are learning a history lesson: Getting into Afghanistan is much easier than getting out. Announcing the start of the military onslaught against Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, President George W. Bush warned Americans that their patience would be tested “in the months ahead.”Ten years on, there are more than 10 times as many U.S. troops there as when the war began. And a majority of Americans now say the war is not worth fighting.

EDITION III - Monday, October 17, 2011 - PDF
Apple iPhone 4S Lines Toward 4 Million Sales
Efficient pre-order facilities for the new iPhone 4S did not hinder the tradition of long lines outside Apple Stores. Thousands of sleep deprived Apple fans across the world waited patiently to get their hands on the much-anticipated new iPhone, while taking the time to pay homage to Steve Jobs' life. The device that became available in the U.S, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the U.K on Friday, is poised to sell four million units by the end of the weekend, Bloomberg reported. Apple shares rose two percent as lines started to form outside Apple's flagship stores.

EDITION IV - Monday, October 24, 2011 - PDF
Obama: Full Withdrawal From Iraq By January 1
WASHINGTON – All U.S. troops will leave Iraq by Jan. 1, formally ending the war that began more than eight-and-a-half years ago and has taken more than 4,400 American lives, President Obama said today.

VOLUME III

EDITION I - Monday, October 31, 2011 - PDF
Early Storm Pelts East Coast With Wet, Heavy Snow
More than a million residents along the eastern seaboard as far north as Connecticut reportedly were without power Saturday after a freak October nor'easter threatened to dump more than a foot of snow on parts of the Northeast and New England. Communities inland in mid-Atlantic states were getting hit hardest. Some places saw more than half a foot of snow. Heavy snow was falling in western Maryland, National Weather Service meteorologist Stephen Konarik said, and 10 inches fell just across the state line in Markleysburg, Pa., though the snow was beginning to taper off as the storm moved north.

EDITION II - Monday, November 7, 2011 - PDF
A 50-50 Split May Be Best Offer NBA Players Get
NBA players could have a choice Saturday: Accept a 50-50 division of basketball-related income or risk having more owners join the hardline faction that wants a 53-47 split in its favor-- and a hard salary cap. When talks resume, they may quickly break down unless the sides can compromise on positions that seem to be hardening by the minute. A person briefed on the owners' position Friday said that there were many hardline owners who want a deal at 53-47 in their favor as well as a hard cap, and that the rest would not go beyond a 50-50 split. At issue from the beginning has been the division of about $4 billion in revenues, along with a system makeover that Commissioner David Stern insists must happen to fix what he considers a broken economic model.

EDITION III - Monday, November 14, 2011 - PDF
Black Future For BlackBerry - A Technology History Lesson
Research in Motion was once the king of the smartphone market. Now, it's looking like the next Palm -- a pioneer that fell hopelessly behind in a market it invented. Once high-flying RIM, the maker of the very popular Blackberry line of smartphones, is today fighting for its very survival, battling to keep its core business in the face of a string of service outages and far-cooler technology from its competitors. In the light of these market challenges, we look at other one-time tech juggernauts that went from heavyweight to scrap heap. Is there a lesson to be learned in history? You decide.

EDITION IV - Monday, November 21, 2011 - PDF
Major League Baseball Labor Deal Includes HGH Testing, $480K Minimum Salary
NEW YORK — Baseball's new labor contract will include blood testing for human growth hormone, a rise in the minimum salary to $480,000 and luxury taxes on both amateur draft signings and international free agents coming to the major leagues. The New York Times first reported the blood testing provision.
Thanksgiving Word Problems 2011 - PDF

EDITION V - Monday, November 28, 2011 - PDF
Forget Black Friday. Cyber Monday Madness Begins.
Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. On this day, most major retailers open extremely early, and offer promotional sales to kick off the shopping season, similar to Boxing Day sales in many Commonwealth Nations. Black Friday is not actually a holiday, but some non-retail employers give their employees the day off, increasing the number of potential shoppers. It has routinely been the busiest shopping day of the year since 2005. Cyber Monday is a marketing term for the Monday immediately following Black Friday, the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, created by companies to persuade people to shop online. The term made its debut on November 28, 2005 in a Shop.org press release entitled "'Cyber Monday' Quickly Becoming One of the Biggest Online Shopping Days of the Year."

EDITION VI - Monday, December 5, 2011 - PDF
California Electric Car Startup Aperta Shuts Down
Aptera, the California startup best known for developing a space age-looking, three-wheeled car, has closed its doors after failing to raise the funds needed to put its ultra-efficient vehicles on the road. The company had received a conditional offer for a $150 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy, but failed to secure the $80 million in private investment needed to close that financing, Chief Executive Paul Wilbur said on Friday.  

EDITION VII - Monday, December 12, 2011 - PDF
The Cost of the 12 Days of Christmas Exceeds 100K
The “True Cost of Christmas” is the cumulative cost of all the gifts with the repetitions listed in the song. For example, if a partridge in a pear tree cost $160, its True Cost would be $160 x 12. The 364 items repeated across all the song's verses would cost $101,119, an increase of 4.4% over last year, according to the annual Christmas Price Index compiled by PNC Wealth Management The broader government Consumer Price Index increased by 3.9% over the same period. Visit the PNC FDigital Media center to view their animated 12 Days of Christmas video: pnc.thedigitalcenter.com, which has continued this tradition of educating students of all ages on the basic principles of economic fluctuation. The Consumer Price Index measures the change in the prices of goods and services reflecting the spending habits of the “average” American. It includes goods and services like food, housing clothing, and utilities. Its percent change is widely used as a measure of inflation. If inflation is higher than expected it may cause the stock market to become bearish. The purpose of these activities is to use the PNC Christmas Price Index as an investor tool by examining the impact of the cost for goods and services on the performance of securities in The Stock Market Game portfolio.

EDITION VII - Monday, January 2, 2012 - PDF
NASA: The World Will Not End In 2012
NASA issued a statement Monday reaffirming its belief that the world will not end in 2012, despite warnings from those predicting the apocalypse. "Nothing bad will happen to the Earth in 2012. Our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, and credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012," the space agency said in a statement posted on its frequently asked questions segment of its website. NASA said predictions that the world will end in 2012 were based more in myth than in fact. NASA officials sought to debunk rumors that the Mayan calendar has predicted the end of the world in 2012, saying the prediction is little more than misinformation.

EDITION IX - Monday, January 9, 2012 - PDF
How Long Have Humans Lived In Southwest Florida?
 NORTH PORT - From 12,000 to 13,000 years ago, early humans may have lived in Southwest Florida, among mammoths and saber-tooth tigers. If they did, the evidence of their lives — arrows, spears or markings on shell and bone is likely to lie 90 feet beneath the watery surface of Little Salt Spring. Dr. John Gifford, a marine archaeology professor at the University of Miami, hopes that evidence — the first of its kind in Florida — rises to the surface later this year. Last summer, he and divers from the Florida Aquarium uncovered the undersides of two giant land tortoises resting next to each other. Their unusual position suggests human involvement. If markings, other artifacts and carbon dating prove that humans butchered the tortoises 12,000 years ago or earlier, it would be an archaeological breakthrough.

 
SEMESTER II: GEOMETRY/ALGEBRA

    

Captain Daughtry, Instructor of Mathematics
Sarasota Military Academy

Word of the Week (WoW) - Click here

Geometry Standards - PDF
Geometry Course Syllabus - PDF
Geometry Course Textbook - here

Algebra Standards - PDF
Algebra Course Syllabus - PDF
Algebra Course Textbook - here

VOLUME IV

EDITION I - Friday, January 20, 2012 - PDF
Popular File-Sharing Website Megaupload Shutdown Indefinitely
One of the world's most popular file-sharing sites was shuttered Thursday, and its founder and several company officials were arrested of facilitating millions of illegal downloads of films, music and other content. An indictment accused Megaupload.com of costing copyright holders at least $500 million in lost revenue. The indictment was unsealed one day after websites including Wikipedia and Craigslist shut down in protest of two congressional proposals intended to make it easier for authorities to go after websites with pirated material, especially those with overseas headquarters and servers.

EDITION II - Friday, January 26, 2012 - PDF
Defending America - On A Budget
WASHINGTON –  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta unveiled a plan Thursday that would cut nearly a half-trillion dollars from the defense budget over the next decade by retiring older planes and ships, delaying some projects and shrinking U.S. ground forces by about 100,000. Amid concerns from some lawmakers that the cuts would endanger security, Panetta cast the proposal as a response to changing times. Panetta said the plan shifts the Pentagon's focus from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to future challenges in Asia, the Mideast and in cyberspace. More special operations forces like the Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden will be available around the world, he said. 

EDITION III - Friday, February 3, 2012 - PDF
Super Bowl 2012 - By The Numbers
Pretty soon, if we aren’t careful, Super Bowl Sunday will turn into this country’s biggest holiday. If it isn’t already, that is. We’ve all known for years now that the day isn’t so much about football (this year’s game is the New England Patriots vs. the New York Giants, in case you forgot to check) as it is about a mountain of other interests, including plenty of consumerism, chicken wings, commercials, crunchy snacky goodness and, apparently, cash.

EDITION IV - Friday, February 10, 2012 - PDF
U.S. Troops Seized Over 772K Pounds Of Afghanistan Drugs In 2011
Moments after 25th Infantry Division soldiers raided a Kandahar province, Afghanistan, compound in December, discovered large piles of marijuana and arrested a suspected drug trafficker, the Taliban unleashed a complex ambush. The patrol, made up of American and Afghan soldiers, immediately returned fire and called for help. An A-10 Warthog plane and an Apache helicopter swooped in, and enemy fighters retreated. The drugs were confiscated.

EDITION V - Friday, February 17, 2012 - PDF
Lost At Sea: 25 Million Tons of Tsunami Debris Floating Toward U.S. Shores
A massive floating patch of debris following the March 11, 2011, tsunami that struck Japan is floating across the Pacific Ocean, and should begin piling up on U.S. shores in increasing amounts.  Wrecked cars, portions of homes, boats, furniture, human remains and more -- all swept up by the destructive, magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan 11 months ago -- are on a slow-motion collision course with California. The magnitude-9.0 earthquake produced the sort of devastation Japan hadn't seen since WWII, leaving more than 21,000 dead or injured. The tsunami that followed engulfed the northeast and wiped out entire towns.