WAIVING A COURSE THROUGH TESTING OUT PARENT/STUDENT INFORMATION

1. Students will be tested on their knowledge of the course expectations specific to the Troy School District courses and expectations.
2. Successful performance on the exam (minimum of 77%) allows a student to be placed in the next level.
3. Successful performance on the assessment (at least a 77%) will be noted on the student’s transcript. No record will be seen on the transcript if the student does not pass.
4. Courses tested out of will be accepted as fulfillment of a requirement in a course sequence.
5. Courses tested out of will not count in the computation of the student grade point average, but students will receive course credit. Students are still required to carry a full course/credit load.
6. Students wishing to waive a class must complete the “Waiving a Course Through Testing Out Authorization and Notification Form” on PowerSchool by the required deadline.  
7. Math test sessions will be limited to 90 minutes (or 120 minutes for the 7/8 Honors exam).
8. Math testing out will take place on the date set by the district. Tests for subjects (other than math) will be scheduled for April, May, and the first week of June. The principals, in consultation with other administrators and teachers, will determine dates for the non-math exams. There will be no exceptions to this timeline and there are no retakes.
9. For middle school students taking a test for a class that is offered at the middle school, the test will be given at the middle school. All other tests will be given at the high school (or a specified location in the district).  
10. For tests that require their use, the department will designate the use and type of calculators. Memory will be cleared before and after the exam.
11. Per current state law, students can attempt to test out of any courses, even high school Government and Civics.
12. Students will be notified of their test results within a reasonable time. Results will be reported as pass/fail. Tests are secure and are not returned for review.

Downloadable Instruction Sheet

Math 6 - Expectations for Exit Exam  

This Test-Out Exam can be completed in 60 minutes and will be limited to 90 minutes. Students will be allowed to use a scientific calculator for appropriate sections of the exam, and it will be provided in the testing platform (students do not need to bring a calculator). The exam contains both multiple choice and constructed response items. Partial credit may be earned on some items. Any of the concepts listed below may be on the test. Students must score an 85% or above to pass the exam and be placed into Math 7 for the following school year (this score reflects a closer alignment to our AGP criteria).  

Content Covered in the Course:   The Troy School District curriculum is based on the Michigan Mathematics Standards. The list below gives a brief description of the topics covered in the Math 6. For a detailed explanation of the content expectations, see the complete list of Michigan Mathematics Standards for Grade 6:  Michigan.Gov Literacy & Math Standards 

The Exit Exam is a comprehensive assessment of the full Troy School District Curriculum and Michigan Mathematics Standards. Students should be prepared to demonstrate their proficiency on all content.

• Area and Surface Area Reasoning to find the area of composite figures
• Parallelograms Triangles Polygons Surface area of prisms and pyramids  
• Ratios: Defining and writing ratios Solving ratio and rate problems
• Representing equivalent ratios Unit rates in various contexts  
• Situations involving constant speed  Tape diagrams used to represent percentages  
• Situations involving measurement, rates, and cost  
• Reasoning about equivalent ratios and unit rates  
• Unit Rates and Percentages: Units of measurement Rates  
• Percentages Dividing Fractions: Meanings of fraction division Algorithm for fraction division
• Fractions in lengths, areas, and volumes  
• Arithmetic in Base Ten: Addition and subtraction with decimals
• Multiplying decimals Dividing decimals  
• Expressions and Equations:  Equations in one variable Solutions to equations
• Stories represented by given equations
• Equal and equivalent expressions
• Expressions with exponents
• Relationships between quantities using variables
• Patterns of growth that can be represented using exponents  
• Relationships between independent and dependent variables  
• Rational Numbers:  Negative numbers and absolute values Inequalities  
• Plot and interpret points on the coordinate plane
• Common factors and common multiples  
• Data Sets and Distributions: Data, variability, and statistical questions
• Mean and MAD Median and IQR  

Students will also be expected to show proficiency in the Standards for Mathematical Practice (Common Core State Standards):  

• Standard 1: Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
• Standard 2: Reason abstractly and quantitatively
• Standard 3: Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
• Standard 4: Model with mathematics
• Standard 5: Use appropriate tools strategically
• Standard 6: Attend to precision
• Standard 7: Look for and make use of structure
• Standard 8: Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning