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Interpreting Your Student's Scores BESTS EXPLORE and BESTS ACT are two presentations by Belin-Blank Center staff on how to use the Belin-Blank Exceptional Student Talent Search (BESTS) Interpretation Guide. The Interpretation Guide helps parents and educators understand scores students receive from the above-level test taken as part of BESTS. There are two presentations given in the spring that take place on the Iowa Communications Network (ICN). Iowa students who register for BESTS are contacted in late winter/early spring about registration. Registration is free. The dates and sites for 2007 are listed below. The ICN is a state agency that administers a statewide fiber optics network. The capacity of the Network enables authorized users such as hospitals, state and federal government, public defense armories, libraries, schools, and higher education, to communicate via high quality, full-motion video; high-speed Internet connections; and telephones. 2007 Dates EXPLORE March 24th, 2007 at 9:30 AM (Checkin at 9:15) CLICK HERE FOR EXPLORE ICN SITES ACT Assessment April 18TH, 2007 at 6:30 PM (Check in at 6:15) CLICK HERE FOR ACT ICN SITES