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   

Application Information

Districts and Charters must annually submit the most recent version of the OFSDP application, which has been updated as of May 2026, 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

The OFSDP Application User Guide is designed to help school systems plan and complete the OFSDP application.  All applications must be submitted through the OFSDP application Smartsheet form and include all required attachments.  TEA does not accept applications or supporting documents submitted by email.

• OFSDP Application User Guide
• OFSDP Application Smartsheet Form (May 2026)
• OFSDP Agreement
• OFSDP Campus Designation Spreadsheet
• Step-by-Step Guide to Campus Designation Spreadsheet
• OFSDP Sample Attendance Registers

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• OFSDP FAQs (PDF)

OFSDP Districts

• OFSDP Campuses 2024-2025 (April 2025) (PDF 177 KB)
• 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)

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)