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What is the Teacher Performance Assessment?

As of July 2008, California statute (Chap. 517, Stats. 2006) requires all candidates for a preliminary Multiple and Single Subject Teaching Credential to pass an assessment of their teaching performance with K-12 public school students as part of the requirements for earning a teaching credential. This assessment of teaching performance is designed to measure the candidate's knowledge, skills and ability with relation to California's Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs), including demonstrating his/her ability to appropriately instruct all K-12 students in the Student Academic Content Standards. All candidates who start a Commission-approved multiple and single subject teacher preparation program as of July 1, 2008 must meet the teaching performance assessment requirement.

CalTPA (the new CalTPA) Candidate Preparation

• Detailed overviews and cycle templates/rubrics by program - click HERE [16] (Note - these resources were updated 3.22.20. In order to obtain the most updated resources you must register for the CalTPA cycles online [17])
• Online CalTPA workshops. 
  • Schedule [18] of online workshops
  • Online workshop sign-up form [19] 
• Request form for CalTPA resources - including previusly recorded online workshops 
  • Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 - online workshop request form - click HERE [20]
• To review an annotated overview for cycle 1 and cycle 2, click HERE [21] to submit a request. IMPORTANT - In order to view my comments/annotations, you MUST download the annotated overview file first, then open the file with Adobe Reader. If you do not have Adobe Reader, you can download the program HERE [22] for free. Note - you must currently be enrolled in student teaching, and be a Stan State student to access these documents. 
• To review an example of a passing midrange CalTPA response for cycles 1 and 2, click HERE [23] to submit a request. Note - you must currently be enrolled in student teaching, and be a Stan State student to access these documents. 
• To review the CalTPA frequently asked questions (FAQ) click HERE [4]

TPA 1.0 (the old TPA) Information

• TPA forms, benchmarks, permission forms, a printable version of this semester's schedule, and all video tutorials are now housed on the TPA Orientation Site on Taskstream.
• The TPA Benchmarks are now hosted on Taskstream. View more information about how to access the TPA Benchmarks. [24] 
• The TPA Candidate Handbook [9] is your first source for questions on the old TPA and what is expected for each Task.
• TPA Task templates and TPA Rubrics from the CTC. [9]
• General information about the TPA Program from the CTC. [25]
• Learn more about California's Teaching Performance Expectations [26].

TPA Remediations/Revisions and Requirements

If a candidate fails a cycle in the CalTPA, they might have to go through a remediation process before resubmiting.  Failure due to condition code does not require remediation. However, if a candidate fails due to low total score, they must go through a remediation process before retaking the assessment. 

• ​If a candidate fails due to a condition code, they must first contact Pearson by calling 916.928.4081 or by navigating to this website [27], choosing the CalTPA tab, and then emailing Pearson directly.
  • When contacting Pearson, the candidate should request a "detailed condition code report" so that a complete explanation for the condition code can be provided. 
  • After a response is received from Pearson the candidate should then address any errors that were made and then resubmit.  
• If a candidate fails due to a low score on the CalTPA, they must first register for remediation through University Extended Education (UEE), pay the tuition fee for remediation, and then contact tpa@csustan.edu [2]
  • After the remediation registration is confirmed with UEE, the candidate will then receive directions on how to contact their remediation specialist so that an appointment can be made. 
  • Once remediation is complete, the candidate can then revise their CalTPA cycle and resubmit for scoring. 
• All questions relating to remediation should be sent to tpa@csustan.edu [2]   [15]