CALTPA: the bane of my existence
I'm not sure if this is the optimal place to post this because I completed my student teaching back in the fall of 2024, but I feel like such a failure. For the last year and a half, I haven't been able to start the CALTPA for a variety of reasons that, in all honesty, are lousy excuses I keep coming up with. Even during breaks when I wasn't working as a sub and had plenty of time to do it, I just couldn't bring myself too; ignoring it made me feel less anxious even though I knew it was only gonna hurt me more in the long run. I guess I just don't do well at all with long, multi-step projects like this, I never have. I've always been a do things at the last minute kind of person through and through, and that strategy just isn't working for this. I'm planning on submitting both cycles on August 27th which would get me my results by September 17th. I'm going to be applying to any and all districts around looking for a full-time position, so I'm wondering if anybody here has been hired while still awaiting their CALTPA scores. That's something you mention during the interview, of course, but is it feasible getting a full-time position without having passed the CALTPA at the time of the interview? Will I be passed over in favor of someone who has? I appreciate any and all advice.