What is the CalTPA?
All candidates in the Preliminary Multiple Subject and Preliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential program will complete four Teaching Performance Assessments (TPA). Background of the assessment requirement is the following: • Senate Bill 1209 requires CTC-accredited programs of teacher education to administer performance assessments to all Single Subject and Multiple Subject candidates. • The purpose of this testing is to ensure that beginning teachers enter the profession with the skills to be effective in the classroom. • The CalTPA is an CTC-approved testing program that consists of four performance assessments (tasks). • CSU East Bay Department of Teacher Education is implementing the CalTPA Program in compliance with the SB 1209 and the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). Read more about the CalTPA.
