{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-2617","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 38-2617","heading":"Flexible Schedule Pilot Program.","body":"(a)\nIn School Year 2023-2024, OSSE shall administer a Flexible Schedule Pilot Program (\"pilot\") to assist participating LEAs in providing additional time for educators to engage in professional development, continuing education, course planning, collaboration, wellness, and other similar activities by providing financial support, resources and guidance, linkages to youth development program providers and partners, and research on existing flexible schedule models across the District.\n\n(b)\nOSSE shall issue a call for applications and select participating LEAs for the pilot by March 15, 2024.\n(1)\nParticipation in the pilot shall be based on criteria OSSE establishes, and the following considerations:\n(A)\nOSSE shall give priority to applications that prioritize elementary and middle schools;\n(B)\nThe number of participating schools by ward should be proportional to the percentage of students attending school in that ward;\n(C)\nOSSE shall give priority to applications that prioritize schools with higher-than-average teacher attrition; and\n(D)\nThe responses an LEA provides with its application pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection.\n(2)\nEach LEA's application to the pilot shall include:\n(A)\nThe names of the participating schools, the LEA's proposed flexible schedule for each participating school, and an explanation of how flexible scheduling will enhance student achievement for each participating school;\n(B)\nAn explanation of how the participating schools identified in the application will meet the 1,080 instructional contact hours otherwise required by OSSE;\n(C)\nThe school-level administrators who will be responsible for administering the pilot at each school;\n(D)\nA plan for engaging and communicating with families and students about the pilot;\n(E)\nThe projected cost of the pilot and a description of anticipated expenses;\n(F)\nYouth development program providers or other partners the LEA plans to work with to support the pilot and for what purposes, if applicable;\n(G)\nDemographics of each school identified in the LEA's application including:\n(i)\nThe ward in which the school is located;\n(ii)\nNumber and percentage of students disaggregated by race, English language learner status, at-risk status, and special education status;\n(iii)\nGrade levels served; and\n(iv)\nThe number of educators at the school, disaggregated by administrators, teachers, counselors, psychologists, and paraprofessionals; and\n(H)\nAny other information that OSSE may require.\n\n(c)\nOSSE shall:\n(1)\nCollect data on schools using flexible schedules outside of the pilot that compares different scheduling models and educator attrition rates across those models;\n(2)\nProvide resources and access to technical support for participating schools;\n(3)\nAdminister a post-pilot survey to educators that collects feedback on the:\n(A)\nEfficacy of the pilot model measured against its stated goals at each participating school;\n(B)\nEducators' satisfaction with the pilot at their school;\n(C)\nEducators' intent to continue working at their school; and\n(D)\nAny other information that OSSE deems useful;\n(4)\nAdminister a post-pilot survey to students and families that collects feedback on their satisfaction with the implementation of the pilot at their school;\n(5)\nBy February 1, 2026, make publicly available, a report that includes:\n(A)\nA description of the pilot at each school;\n(B)\nBackground information on each pilot school including the demographic information received pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(G) of this section;\n(C)\nA description of costs associated with implementing the pilot at each school;\n(D)\nThe results from the educator and student and family surveys issued pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection and an analysis of the results;\n(E)\nAn analysis of other impacts or observations of the pilot not captured by the surveys and an analysis of external variables that may have contributed to survey outcomes and students' academic performance;\n(F)\nAn accounting of staff attrition in each participating school comparing the average educator attrition rate over the 3 years before the pilot year to the attrition rate of the pilot year;\n(G)\nAn analysis of the impact of the pilot on student learning in the impacted grades;\n(H)\nRecommendations for the most effective models of the pilot;\n(I)\nAn analysis of the role that youth development program providers and partners played in supporting the pilot, if applicable; and\n(J)\nRecommendations for how successful pilot models can expand to other schools, and what barriers, policy or otherwise, may prevent adoption of successful pilot models.\n\n(d)\nFor the purposes of this section, the term:\n(1)\n\"Educator\" includes a principal, assistant principal, teacher, assistant teacher, paraprofessional, school psychologist or counselor, all school service providers, or any person who provides professional educational services or education psychological services at a school.\n(2)\n\"Flexible schedule\" means a scheduling arrangement that allows for variation in the instructional calendars and formats on a daily or weekly basis while continuing to provide academic instruction to students.\n(3)\n\"Paraprofessional\" means an individual employed by an LEA to provide instructional, behavioral, or other support for teachers and students in or outside of the classroom. This term includes instructional aides or assistants, teacher aides, and paraeducators.\n(4)\n\"Youth development program\" means a program or service that engages youth in a variety of social, emotional, educational, or recreational activities to promote improvements to their intellectual, behavioral, and physical well-being, consistent with a youth development approach.","path":["Title 38. Educational Institutions.","Chapter 26. Office of the State Superintendent of Education."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/38-2617","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"979acecb53b75b1e7a4139668f61694d23772c6988b291d05bbaaf1b1eb7a58d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-2616","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-2618"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}