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Project Proficere
RTTT District-Developed Assessments
for the Hard-to-Measure Content Area of World Languages
Duval County Public Schools

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Project Proficere (Proficere is the Latin translation for the word achieve) is also known as Project A.C.H.I.E.V.E., Aligning Content in Hard-to-measure areas for Instructional Effectiveness and Valid Evaluations.

Project Proficere engages teachers and other World Languages specialists throughout Florida to develop high-quality assessments for French, German, Italian, Latin, and American Sign Language. Once these assessments are complete they will be available to all teachers within the State through the Florida Department of Education’s Interim Assessment Item Bank and Test Platform.

Duval County Public Schools is enthusiastic about its role in the Project and welcomes Florida teachers, school districts, universities, and curriculum organizations to partner with us in constructing assessments that are grounded in the Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) for World Languages. The Standards emphasize building students' linguistic and cultural competence by focusing instructional practices on five modes of communication as well as intercultural concepts. This dual emphasis in the Standards places a premium on student performance.

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Applications for Phase 2
being accepted now!

Project Proficere invites teachers throughout Florida to participate in one or more phases of developing high-quality assessments for World Languages. 

More Information or to Apply Now

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The Project Proficere Team

The Project Proficere Team includes the following:

• District Partners
• Interested Districts
• Collaborative Organizations
• University Partners
• Participant Information

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District Partners

We have currently partnered with the following county school districts in Project Proficere:

• Lake County Schools
• Polk County Public Schools
• Seminole County Public Schools

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Interested Districts

The following districts have expressed interest in Project Proficere:

• Broward County Public Schools
• School District of Clay County
• Orange County Public Schools
• Pasco County Schools
• Pinellas County Schools

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Collaborative Organizations

The following organizations are collaborating with Project Proficere:

• FLAME
• Florida Foreign Language Association (FFLA)
• Foreign Language Educators of NE Florida (FLENEF)

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University Partners

We are currently partnered with the following universities in Project Proficere:

• David C. Anchin Center at the University of South Florida
• University of North Florida

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Project Proficere is a part of the Race to the Top Assessments program.  For more information on the Race to the Top Assessments Program in Florida, please visit the Office of Race to the Top Assessments web page, a part of the Florida Department of Education. Or for more information on Project Proficere, please contact the Project Director.

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