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Administration Planning Guide (APG).  \n• Meet with your testing team early.  \n• Build a timeline for when to administer each of the three embedded performance tasks (PTs) based on your instructional calendar for the year.  \n• Use the Testing Planner in the APG to schedule your PTs.  \n• Read Preparing for Administration to familiarize yourself with important information about administration of the assessment.  \nPrepare  \n• Teach related science concepts immediately before administering a PT.  \n• Strategize, plan, and individualize your science instruction based on your student’s needs.  \n Administer  \n• Download the PT-specific Directions for Administration (DFAs) a few days before administration.  \n• Administer your planned PT right after instruction on the related content using the guidelines and scripts in the DFAs.  \n• Select the Pause option if your student becomes nonresponsive.  \n• Choose No Response or Skip the question only if you present the question to the student 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