Optional Flexible School Day Program

The Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP) allows districts to provide flexible hours and days of attendance for students who meet at least one of the requirements of the Texas Education Code §29.0822(a). The goal of the program is to improve graduation rates for students who are in danger of dropping out of school, have dropped out, or are behind in core subject courses.

Laws and Rules 

• Texas Education Code: §29.0822, Optional Flexible School Day Program
• Commissioner's Rules: 19 Texas Administrative Code §129.1027, Optional Flexible School Day Program   

Correspondence

These annual announcement letters explain any program changes that may have occurred since the previous year. 

• 2018-2019 Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP)
• 2017-2018 Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP)  

Application Information

Districts and Charters must annually submit the most recent version of the OFSDP application, which has been updated as of July 2023, notifying the Texas Education Agency of their plans to participate in the OFSDP. The application requires the following information:

• program description
• schedules
• staff plans
• staff qualification standards
• student attendance accounting security procedures

Applications and Templates

• OFSDP Application (July 2023) (PDF 330KB)
• OFSDP Appendix Five Template Updated July 2023 (Excel, 1063 KB) (PDF, 103KB)
• NEW Step-by-Step Guide to Appendix 5 (PDF 433 KB) 
• OFSDP Sample Attendance Registers (PDF 61 KB)
• Application Fill and Sign Instructions (PDF 365KB)

Please email the completed application to opflex@tea.texas.gov.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• OFSDP FAQs (PDF)

OFSDP Districts

• OFSDP Campuses 2023-2024 (February 2024) (PDF 113 KB)
• OFSDP Campuses 2022-2023 (June 2023) (PDF 1336 KB)
• OFSDP Campuses 2021-2022 (July 2022) (PDF 153 KB)
• OFSDP Campuses 2020-2021 (Revised May 2021) (PDF 148 KB)