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PASD Flexible Instructional Day Input Form
In preparation for our Flexible Instructional Day (FID) renewal application, we are soliciting community and stakeholder input. If you wish to offer input to the development of the process, please enter your comments in the form. This will be open through February 15, 2026. Please read the below bulleted information regarding FIDs prior to submitting your feedback.
Flexible Instructional Days (FIDs) are permitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, allowing districts to continue instruction when schools cannot safely operate in person due to weather, building issues, or other emergencies.
Pennsylvania school districts may apply to use up to five (5) Flexible Instructional Days within a school year, as approved by the state.
FIDs are intended to continue learning rather than cancel a school day, helping districts avoid adding make-up days at the end of the school year.
Instruction during a FID may be synchronous, asynchronous, or a combination of both, and may include multiple learning modalities that are better suited to different student ages, learning needs, and family scenarios.
Attendance and participation expectations remain in place, with built-in flexibility to account for individual student circumstances.
FID applications are approved on a three-year cycle by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, requiring districts to periodically review and reapply for continued use.
PASD’s Flexible Instructional Day application for the next three-year approval cycle is due this spring, and the district is soliciting community input to help inform the application and instructional design.
For additional information, please visit the PDE reference page -
PASD Flexible Instructional Day Input Form – Fill out form