The program would allow eligible students more flexibility in their scheduling so they can meet their attendance requirements in order to graduate, according to KISD documents.
No speaker participated in the public hearing, and the school board voted to apply for the program with the Texas Education Agency.
“The goal of the [optional flexible school day] program is to improve graduation rates for students...who are in danger of dropping out or have dropped out or who are behind in core subject courses,” KISD Chief of Schools Cecil McDaniel said.
Other students who may qualify for the optional flexible school day program include those attending an early college high school or a school with an innovative campus plan, Elaine Plybon, director of personalized learning opportunities for KISD, said at the meeting.
KISD currently has some existing programs and ones it plans to implement in fall 2020 that would be suitable for flexible scheduling options, according to meeting documents.
“We already have the programs in place,” McDaniel said. “We’re simply applying to the state so that we can continue to be flexible and creative in how we schedule the kids.”
Administrators plan to submit the application to TEA in the spring and hope to receive an answer before the end of the 2018-19 school year, Plybon said in an email.
