CalTPA Submission Requirements and Condition Codes

• Bilingual Authorization. Candidates who are concurrently earning a Bilingual Authorization must adhere to the additional requirements outlined in the CTC's Bilingual Candidates and the CalTPA guidelines.
• Lesson Plan(s). Candidates must align their lesson plan(s) with the most current California content standards, strands, and/or frameworks appropriate to the grade level.
  • For the Literacy Cycle and Cycle 2 for Single Subject, candidates are also required to incorporate California English Language Development (ELD) Standards or Strands. These ELD standards/strands should be written out in full, not just simply listed by number.
  • Candidates completing the assessment in preschool (PK) or transitional kindergarten (TK) classrooms must use the California Preschool/Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations (PTKLF) Strands for content and ELD learning goals.
• Video. Any required video must conform to the technical specifications (e.g., format, file type) stipulated in the CalTPA assessment materials and be viewable by assessors. After uploading a video file, review the file to confirm successful playback prior to submission. You are responsible for ensuring that each submitted video file meets the technical specifications and can be viewed by assessors.
• Audio. The conversations in the video files must be clearly audible to assessors. Review each video prior to submission for potential background noise or poor audio quality that would interfere with an assessor's ability to hear you and your students. Please note that some environments (e.g., auditorium, gymnasium, pool, outdoor space) are less conducive to audio recording and make any appropriate adjustments when recording video to ensure audio quality.
• Sufficient Evidence. Your materials must provide sufficient evidence so that assessors can evaluate your performance according to the CalTPA rubrics. An assessor may be unable to assign a score according to one or more rubrics due to the following reasons.
  • A response is unrelated to the instructional cycle.
  • Insufficient information is submitted to be able to evaluate performance.
  • The incorrect file was uploaded to the designated location.
  • The file was blank, containing no text or graphics, or the video clip or audio file contained no content.
  • The file could not be opened for technical reasons (e.g., file extension does not match file type).
  • The file was saved in the incorrect orientation (i.e., portrait or landscape), so that some content is not visible.
  • Documents are illegible (e.g., handwriting is too light; images are blurry, reduced in size, or otherwise cannot be read).
  • Referenced material is not submitted (e.g., Learning Segment Template is referenced or described in the response, but not submitted).
  • Hyperlinks are provided in lieu of the actual documents/materials.
  • Required evidence is beyond the allowable page/video length and therefore cannot be considered.
• Annotations. Annotations must correspond to the timestamped video evidence. (Only applies to Version 07 submission.)
• English Translation.
  • Translations or transcripts are NOT required for the following:
    
    • concurrent bilingual candidates who are in a placement where a language other than English is exclusively used for instruction, or who are in a placement where both English and another language are used for instruction
      NOTE: Analysis and reflection narratives must be primarily in English
    • candidates registered for the World Languages assessment
    • candidates using American Sign Language (ASL) in a classroom setting with students who are deaf or hard of hearing
    • candidates using Braille instructional materials in a classroom setting with students who are visually impaired
  • For all other candidates, any evidence in a language other than English must be accompanied by a translation.

If your submission does not meet the Submission Requirements, it may result in the inability to assign a score according to one or more rubrics. If a score cannot be assigned according to each rubric, the submission will be reported as "not passed" to the CTC and your educator preparation program.

In addition to these specific Submission Requirements, you must also review and comply with all policies and guidelines and all other requirements contained in the CalTPA assessment.

If you are unable to resolve a technical issue observed when you review your uploaded materials, contact CalTPA Customer Service for assistance prior to submission.

If your submission does not meet the Submission Requirements as described above and your submission or a portion of your submission is deemed unscorable, your score report will be marked as "Not Scorable," and it will specify one or more of the following Condition Codes indicating the requirement(s) that were not met for each applicable rubric and a non-numeric score of "X" for any remaining rubrics.

If you receive a condition code on your score report, please carefully review the information below under "For Candidates Who Receive a Condition Code on Their Score Report."

If you received a Condition Code on your score report, you are advised to consider the following course of action:

1. Review your rubric(s) that received a Condition Code with a faculty or program advisor.
2. Review the CalTPA Submission Requirements on this page (above) so that you understand how to correct your evidence for your rubric(s) that received a Condition Code.
3. Review the CalTPA Retake Policy .
4. Re-register for the cycle and submit your updated evidence, correcting the Submission Requirement errors that you and your advisor identified.