Section 1506 of the Public School Code allows public school entities to develop a Flexible Instructional Day (FID) program to meet the 180 instructional day requirement. Eligible school entities include school districts, intermediate units, career and technical schools, charter schools and regional charter schools, as defined under section 1703-A.  While schools are expected to build make-up days into their local school calendars, FID programs can support schools in cases when circumstances (e.g., a disease epidemic, a hazardous weather condition, a law enforcement emergency, the inoperability of school buses or other equipment necessary to the public school entity’s operation, damage to a school building, or another temporary circumstance rendering any portion of a school building unfit or unsafe for use) prevent the delivery of instruction in its customary manner or location. The 2025-2026 FID application will be available on the PDE website  using the Future Ready Comprehensive Planning Portal (FRCPP) no later than April 1, 2025. In accordance with 24 P.S. § 15-1506, the deadline for submitting 2025-2026 school year applications is June 1, 2025.

There is nothing in statute that permits PDE to grant extensions.

Please note: If all of the required contents are not included in the application by June 1, 2025, then the application would be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.