Dear Parent/Guardian,
The purpose of this letter is to inform you that your student will take the computer-based Grade 9th and 10th Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Writing assessment on April 2, 2025. The B.E.S.T. Writing assessment is administered in one 120-minute session, and students may work up to half of a typical school day. Your school will provide information about how to access the test results.
If you or your student would like to review the computer-based sample items at home, the sample items and certain released tests are available at https://flfast.org/families.html.
Please review the following policies with your student before testing:
If you have any questions related to this test administration, you may contact Kim Morris at 850-535-2046.
For more information about the Florida Statewide Assessments program, please visit the portal at https://flfast.org/fsa.html.
Thank you for supporting your student and encouraging him or her to do his or her best during this test administration.
Sincerely,
Ellen Grainger