Helping Texas Districts Simplify Flexible School Day Reporting and Reclaim Funding

Leading school districts across Texas are finding innovative ways to keep students engaged and on track for graduation — even when traditional schedules don’t fit. For students balancing work, family, or academic recovery, the Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP) offers the flexibility they need to stay connected to learning.

School districts across Texas who have schools with an optional flexible school day program, are not only helping students who might otherwise not graduate or fail a grade due to excessive absences, they also are able to recapture lost Average Daily Attendance funding.

Districts who offer OFSDP have requirements that they must report via PEIMS at the end of the school year such as the student minutes while on the OFSDP calendar, teacher and student information and maintaining accurate records.

Now, in a post-ESSER world, school districts must look toward building long-term solutions that are financially sustainable, while still providing high-quality academic support. District-led tutoring models offer just that—an effective, scalable approach that prioritizes both local control and the development of internal expertise.

Streamlining OFSDP Operations and Reporting

Districts who have successfully recaptured millions of dollars in lost ADA funding, ensure that they have a system to track attendance and student information, however, the task can be overwhelming when not implementing the right infrastructure.

This is where Pearl comes in. Pearl can assist school districts in by simplifying OFSDP compliance by assisting with:

• Rostering + SIS Integration: Pearl connects directly with your district’s SIS to automatically sync student and teacher records, keeping your data clean and compliant.
• Minute-by-Minute Attendance Tracking: Our attendance tools log every instructional minute, ensuring your district meets OFSDP requirements and captures every eligible funding dollar.
• PEIMS-Ready Reporting: Generate compliant OFSDP reports in just a few clicks. Pearl makes it easy to submit accurate attendance data and reclaim compulsory attendance funding — without manual reconciliation headaches.

Ensuring that students are offered a flexible schedule in order to close academic gaps, obtain credits for graduation, and have a schedule that meets their personal needs can be achieved by implementing the Optional Flexible School Day Program. Pearl can assist with building the infrastructure for a systemwide district program as well as provide accurate on-time reporting for submission to PEIMS. An effective and sustainable system can be the method by which districts not only are helping students to succeed, but recapturing funding which is critical to many school districts in Texas.

Learn how other Texas districts are optimizing OFSDP

Schedule a quick demo to see how Pearl can help your district streamline reporting, save time, and recapture critical funding.