{"id":659,"date":"2024-08-22T14:17:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T18:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/testing\/?page_id=659"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:05:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:05:26","slug":"fast-eocs-state-exams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/testing\/fast-eocs-state-exams\/","title":{"rendered":"FAST &amp; EOCs (State Exams)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"659\" class=\"elementor elementor-659\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0b301f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0b301f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-228a29c\" data-id=\"228a29c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efced0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efced0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/Black-and-White-Modern-Hiring-Poster-768x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1730\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/Black-and-White-Modern-Hiring-Poster-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/Black-and-White-Modern-Hiring-Poster-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/Black-and-White-Modern-Hiring-Poster-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/Black-and-White-Modern-Hiring-Poster-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/Black-and-White-Modern-Hiring-Poster.png 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37f35ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37f35ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae111e8\" data-id=\"ae111e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765c429 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"765c429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f65c2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f65c2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Florida Statewide Assessment Program<\/strong><\/h4><p>Florida\u2019s statewide, standardized assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) Reading, Writing, and Mathematics are aligned with the Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards. The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST), which includes VPK through grade 10 ELA Reading and VPK through grade 8 Mathematics assessments, is administered as a progress monitoring assessment three times per year. B.E.S.T. assessments that are not part of the FAST progress monitoring program include grades 4\u201310 Writing and end-of-course (EOC) assessments in Algebra 1 and Geometry. Information about these assessments can be found on the following pages:<\/p><p>Additionally,\u00a0<strong>A passing score (level 3 or higher) is required for 10th-grade students in order to satisfy their ELA graduation assessment requirement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The FAST ELA Reading PM3 is administered in a single 120-minute session, and students may continue working up to the end of the school day.<\/p><p>The testing windows below denote the amount of time provided for districts and schools to select test administration days; they do not represent the amount of time students spend taking the assessments. The windows are established to provide maximum flexibility to efficiently deliver these important measurements of student progress and performance and maximize student learning and instructional time.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fldoe.org\/core\/fileparse.php\/5663\/urlt\/2526StatewideAssessmentSched.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here to View the Florida Statewide Assessment Program Schedule for 2025-2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/12\/How-to-Access-the-Family-Portal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here to view instructions on accessing your student\u2019s statewide assessment portal.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5272e21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5272e21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3815f6f\" data-id=\"3815f6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8de83e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8de83e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST)<\/h3><ul><li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sjschools-my.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/g\/personal\/e017547_stjohns_k12_fl_us\/Ea1DZzlD905Cn2smN021r2QBoh1AlGk7T4lZwU8plvCjFQ?e=QILxeA\">PM1 Parent Letter 9th<\/a><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\"><a style=\"font-size: 18px\" href=\"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/PM2-Parent-Letter-9th.docx\">PM2 Parent Letter 9th<\/a><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:97be6571-77ee-4574-b855-8e6ea8483c8e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PM3 Parent Letter 9th<\/a><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/sjschools-my.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/g\/personal\/e017547_stjohns_k12_fl_us\/EVvytWhNGEZJj52O-GFsVfYB6J5IXhCFkiu4og8MIgRCtQ?e=aPcDd6\">PM1 Parent Letter 10th<\/a><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\"><a style=\"font-size: 18px\" href=\"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/PM2-Parent-Letter-10th.docx\">PM2 Parent Letter 10th<\/a><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:f8435e0f-175a-46c5-9b3f-7fac4f770aa0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PM3 Parent Letter 10th<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eea1c4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eea1c4e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45c6234\" data-id=\"45c6234\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2226fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2226fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">B.E.S.T Writing<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:c99d4fda-296b-497d-b86d-d91749c5196a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BEST Writing Parent Letter 9th<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:va6c2:01735dd1-488a-4f3b-bebf-a85aef2f4e88\">BEST Writing Parent Letter 10th<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Florida B.E.S.T. Assessments Overview<\/strong><\/p><p>Florida\u2019s statewide, standardized assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) Reading, Writing, and Mathematics are aligned with the Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.). Writing was administered in spring 2023 as a standalone field test administered to a representative sample of Florida students. Beginning with the 2023\u201324 school year, Writing will be administered during each spring administration. Writing scores are reported separately from Reading; they do not contribute to an overall ELA score.<\/p><p>Writing will be computer-based in all assessed grades, and prompts will be in response to texts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40c0867 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40c0867\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3758b45\" data-id=\"3758b45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83d991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d83d991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>B.E.S.T. Algebra 1, Biology 1, Civics, B.E.S.T. Geometry, and U.S. History EOC<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:1ad3f526-b778-4566-b5b6-0e578f85ac91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EOC Parent Letter<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dc58fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dc58fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dca86b\" data-id=\"6dca86b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76b0c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d76b0c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-id=\"63f7f7a\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div><div data-id=\"9397e44\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div><div data-id=\"6ab95d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div><h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Accessing FAST and EOC scores<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section data-id=\"76a1af8\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div><div data-id=\"c665b74\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div><div data-id=\"2b1d0b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div><p><a style=\"font-size: 16px;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www-tchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/09\/FL_Portal_Parent-Brochure_SJCSD.pdf\">Click here for directions on how to access your FAST and EOC Scores!<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold\">Family Portal Access codes have been updated!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">New codes are listed in HAC. Parents will provide demographic information (student\u2019s first name and date of birth) and an access code posted in HAC under the Registration tab to access the scores.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Statewide Assessment Program Florida\u2019s statewide, standardized assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) Reading, Writing, and Mathematics are aligned with the Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards. 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