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1A) Which grade levels are now eligible to participate in ADSY programming?

Effective September 2025, ADSY expanded to serve students in grades PK through 8th grade, making all students within this range eligible to participate in ADSY programming.

1B) Can LEAs implement ADSY at one campus or does implementation need to be district-wide?

Yes, ADSY can be implemented at an individual campus or set of campuses as a school system sees fit.

1C) Can students attend ADSY days at a different campus from the one in which they are enrolled?

Yes – If students attend additional instructional days, the school in which they are enrolled is held accountable for the 175-day requirement, regardless of whether the students are attending a different campus. Participating students must also attend a campus that meets all ADSY requirements.
Reimbursement for additional days will go to the campus in which the student is officially enrolled, even if the services are offered at a different location.

1D) Do the same students have to attend all ADSY days that are offered?

No, they do not. ADSY program design is flexible regarding which students attend. TEA encourages districts to consider targeting the same students for the duration of their programming for maximum impact, especially related to summer slide, but recognizes that there are reasons districts may have different students attending different days, depending on the design.

1E) If a district wishes to pilot ADSY at one campus and keep its other campuses at fewer than 175 days during their academic year, what steps would it need to take?

There are two steps a district would need to take in this situation:

• Draft separate calendars for the types of programming at each campus and gain local school board approval for the calendars. If the district is anticipating a start date before the fourth Monday in August, it needs to ensure it has statutory authority to do so such as through a district of innovation plan.
• Enter each calendar track separately into its Student Information System and subsequently upload it during the PEIMS submission.

1F) If a school system extends its school year, are other elements of the calendar year movable?

LEAs adding days must adhere to state calendar requirements for STAAR testing and the school start date.

Additional details are provided below:

• STAAR Testing: For years beyond 2020-2021, the state testing windows will remain the same for all tested subjects and courses regardless of ADSY participation. Through HB 3906, the agency is exploring pathways to provide districts the option for a staggered testing window in future years. Additionally, STAAR testing only impacts three of the eight grade levels eligible for ADSY formula funding (3-5 vs PreK3-2).
• School Start Date: LEAs are required to adhere to Texas Education Code (TEC), §25.0811 and start their academic calendar on the fourth Monday of August. Two exceptions include year-round schools and districts of innovation who may opt to change their start date in their innovation plan. See Changing School Start Date for info.

1G) Do student/teacher ratio rules still apply during the additional days?

Yes, all aspects of the TEC still apply during additional days except for compulsory attendance.

1H) How should districts account for teachers’ minimum salary schedule?

Districts adding days to teacher contracts must ensure that the days added meet the minimum salary schedule requirements per TEC, §21.402. If you are offering additional pay, TEA encourages you to verify requirements with your legal counsel.

1I) How should districts adjust teacher contracts/agreements when extending their calendar year to implement ADSY?

Districts should consult with their legal counsel to address these matters and associated contract specific issues. In most cases, a district can require its teachers to work the extra days if the district:

• Provides additional compensation under existing contracts that permit extended calendar/number of days worked flexibility to the teachers for the extra time required to complete the adjusted school year.
• Extends by agreement the existing teacher contracts to address the extra time and any associated compensation.

In instances where the existing contracts cannot be amended by an agreement, a district can enter short-term contracts with teachers not currently under contract to address the extra time and any associated compensation. Districts should take into consideration Commissioner precedent that teachers cannot be paid less than they were paid in a prior year without being permitted to withdraw from their contracts.

1J) Do participating districts give grades for additional days?

Per TEC, §25.085(I), additional days attendance is non-compulsory for students. Therefore, the additional days do not qualify as grading periods.

1K) Are ADSY days eligible for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)?

Since ADSY days are non-compulsory, they are not a component of NSLP. However, LEAs are encouraged to apply to the through the Texas Department of Agriculture.

1L) Does ADSY apply to new Generation 24 charter schools?

All public district and charter school that offer grades PreK – 8 are eligible for ADSY funding if they meet the other ADSY prerequisites.

1M) Can a district limit ADSY participation, decrease the number of days, or increase instructional hours per day while still generating ADSY funding?

School systems may target a subset of students for ADSY program days to design the program that works best for the district. However, statute allocates formula funding for each unique additional instructional day offered, for a total of up to 30 days. For example, school systems cannot combine two ADSY days into one so that they can have a 15 day “full instructional day” program. School systems are encouraged to seek additional funding opportunities as their needs dictate.

1N) Is there an application for ADSY?

There is no application or deadline for ADSY. School systems may host ADSY days if they meet all requirements. However, PEIMS reporting is required to generate funding:

• PEIMS Summer Submission (3) due in June of the associated school year: Submit base calendar information.
• PEIMS Extended Year Submission (4) * due August of the associated school year: Report ADSY attendance data.
  • *Mandatory reporting of participating campuses, staff, and student data from ADSY days to generate formula funding

School systems interested in receiving grant support for ADSY Summer or ADSY Full Year are encouraged to apply to the ADSY Planning and Execution Program (ADSY PEP) via Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO).

1O) Is half-day PreK eligible for ADSY funding?

PreK-4 tracks need to meet the full day Pre-K requirements unless the campus/LEA has a waiver on file with TEA. PreK-3 tracks can qualify for ADSY if they are half day or full day. If all ADSY requirements are met, then a PreK grade can be eligible for ADSY. 

1P) Are PreK students who are not eligible for ADA funding during the school year eligible for ADSY funding?

No. PreK students who are not eligible for ADA funding during the regular school year are also not eligible for ADSY funding. While districts are encouraged to serve all students, ADSY reimbursement is only available for those who qualify for PreK ADA. If a student does not meet the criteria for PreK ADA, they cannot be counted for ADSY funding purposes.

2A) Are campuses that meet 75,600 minutes of instruction but not 175 days of instruction eligible for ADSY funding?

To be eligible for ADSY, the participating campus needs to have a board-approved calendar that demonstrates both 175 days of instruction and 75,600 minutes. ADSY days cannot be included as part of the 175 instructional day requirement.

2B) How is a ‘half-day of instruction’ defined?

Per half-day requirements in the Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH), the minimum requirement for a half day of instruction to qualify as an ADSY day is two hours of instruction.

2C) How is a 'full day of instruction’ defined?

Per full-day requirements in the Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH), the minimum requirement for a full day of instruction to qualify as an ADSY day is four hours of instruction.

2D) Do staff development waivers still count towards total operational minutes / the 175-day requirement?

Professional development waivers cannot count towards the required 175 days of instruction.

2E) Are Saturdays eligible for ADSY funding?

Yes, Saturdays are eligible for ADSY funding, if all ADSY requirements are met.

2F) What are the ways that a district can structure their calendar to participate in ADSY?

Districts have design control over their ADSY calendars so long as the ADSY requirements are met. For example, districts can create a voluntary summer learning program, conduct a full year calendar redesign, create an intersessional calendar, or implement a combination of the three.

2G) When can a district host ADSY days?

ADSY days can be hosted at any point throughout the year as long as the day remains non-compulsory and does not take place on a required instructional day. ADSY days can be held during the summer prior to or before a school year (May-August), on designated intersessional days throughout the year, or on weekends. Please keep in mind that the school start date for the regular academic year is the fourth Monday in August as outlined in TEC 25.0811; however, ADSY days can be placed prior to the start of the regular academic year since they are non-compulsory. Districts with a year-round designation, Districts of Innovation with an exemption claimed for Sec. 25.0811 in their Innovation Plan, and charter schools are exempt from the school start date requirement.

3A) What formula should districts use to estimate funding?

Per TEC, §48.0051(b), TEA will increase the average daily attendance (ADA) of the district or school by the amount that results from the quotient of the sum of attendance by students for each of the (up to) 30 additional instructional days of half-day instruction that are provided divided by 175.

The ADSY funding calculation takes the overall ADA and adds it on to regular ADA. A formula for determining the added ADA is below:

(½ × Estimated Student Attendance × Number of Additional Days)/175

To estimate funding, districts should multiply the number of students a district expects to attend by the number of additional days it is planning to offer. That value should then be divided by 175 and multiplied by 0.5 to represent half days. The resulting value will provide the estimated additional ADA a district would receive in funding.

For example, a district with 100 students attending 20 additional days would have an ADA increase of 5.714 for the year.

(1/2 × 100 × 20) / 175 = 5.714 ADSY ADA

For campuses offering 200+ total instructional days, the ADA calculation above will be increased by 50%. For example, a district with 100 students attending 30 additional days would have an ADA increase of 12.857 for the year.

(3/4 × 100 × 30) / 175 = 12.857 ADSY ADA

3B) Can district/charter partnerships (SB 1882, 85th Regular Session) receive funding for both ADSY and their existing partnership funds?

Yes, districts can receive both district/charter partnerships funding and ADSY funding.

3C) Will a low ADA in the summer affect overall ADA for the school year?

No, it will not. ADSY ADA will only be calculated towards additional funding. Districts and charter schools will have the ability to distinguish in PEIMS reporting which days are part of their traditional six six-week reporting periods and which days are additional instructional days. Districts and charter schools should review their PDM4-130-003: TSDS PEIMS SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT OF ADSY ATTENDANCE for more details.

3D) Can ADSY funding be combined with other funding sources?

Yes, ADSY funding can be combined with other funding sources, both state and federal; however, all requirements tied to other funding sources still apply. For more information on how to stack funding please review TEA’s Summer Learning Program Budgeting Guidance.

3E) What Foundation School Program Tier One allotments are generated in addition to ADSY half day funding on ADSY days?

In addition to ADSY half day funding for the Regular Program Allotment, LEAs can earn special education, and bilingual allotment funding.

3F) How do districts get access to ADSY funding?

For districts that meet all the ADSY requirements, any non-compulsory instructional days (up to 30 total) that are reported in PEIMS after their 175th instructional day will generate ADSY funding. This funding will be received as general revenue dollars after the ADA from ADSY days is reported through the Extended Year PEIMS collection (late August).

Districts and charter schools should aim to provide ADSY ADA attendance projections in the Attendance Projection module of the FSP system within TEAL, submitted in October through December of even number years. Preliminary funding for ADSY days will be a direct result of what was submitted through the biennium pupil projections to State Funding, Forecasting and Fiscal Analysis Division. Districts and charter schools that report eligible ADSY attendance in PEIMS Extended-Year Submission without initially projecting ADSY attendance in the Attendance Projection module are still eligible for ADSY funding and will receive ADSY funds through the near-final settle-up process after the academic year is complete. ADSY ADA reported through the PEIMS Extended-Year Submission is incorporated into the Summary of Finances reports in October or November, following the completion of the school year. If possible, districts and charters should aim to submit projected attendance for ADSY in the 
Attendance Projections module.

3G) Do districts and charter schools get reimbursed for transportation on ADSY days?

Yes, districts and charters schools can report transportation miles for reimbursement, similar to reporting for traditional instructional days.

4A) What is the ADSY Planning and Execution Program (PEP)?

ADSY PEP is an optional grant program that offers planning and execution support to districts interested in implementing a high quality ADSY program. There is no requirement to participate in ADSY PEP to benefit from ADSY formula funds. ADSY PEP supports LEAs with the planning, program design, and change management necessary to effectively add instructional days to the school calendar. Participating school districts and open-enrollment charter schools engage with TEA technical assistance providers in a year- long planning process before implementing ADSY.

The two program options offered through ADSY PEP are “ADSY Summer Learning” and “ADSY Full Year Redesign (FYR).” For districts interested in participating in ADSY PEP, please reach out to adsy@tea.texas.gov.

4B) Is participation in ADSY PEP required to receive ADSY funds?

No – As long as a district meets all the ADSY requirements they can generate ADSY funds.

4C) Once the annual application for the ADSY PEP grant closes, is there still a way to participate in funding for ADSY?

All districts and open-enrollment charters are eligible for ADSY formula funding, regardless of participation in the ADSY PEP grant.

5A) How does a district report ADSY attendance in PEIMS?

ADSY participation will be reported during the PEIMS Extended Year submission in August following the school year a school system is attaching their ADSY days to. The ADSY days, participating teachers, and participating students will need to be reported. The resubmission deadline for the Extended Year PEIMS Submission is at the end of September. This is the final time a district can submit their ADSY days for reimbursement. The district will be reimbursed over the course of a school year in conjunction with their regular payment schedule.
Reporting ADSY in PEIMS:
ADSY will use data from the following TSDS PEIMS Domains:

• Alternative and Supplemental Services
• Education Organization
• Enrollment
• School Calendar
• Staff
• Student Academic Record
• Student Attendance
• Student Identification and Demographics
• Teaching and Learning

Three data elements will be reported in the PEIMS submission for ADSY:

1. Additional Days Program (E1671) in the School Entity is reported for each campus participating in the ADSY program.
2. Student Characteristic (E3063) 20 (Additional Days Program Participation) in the Student Education Organization Association Entity is reported for each student participating in the ADSY program.
3. Additional Days Program Teacher (E1673) in the Staff Section Association Entity is reported for each teacher providing instruction in the ADSY program.

Districts will need to report instructional minutes in the PEIMS Extended Year Submission for each ADSY day that they host. To be eligible for ADSY a district must host at least 120 instructional minutes per ADSY day. On ADSY days districts will need to report that they provided 120 instructional minutes 
(E1599:SchoolDayInstructionalMinutes).

The data elements and entities above must be reported in the PEIMS Extended Year Submission (due late August). Districts are eligible for resubmission (due end of September) if they have changes to their PEIMS Extended Year Submission. No changes can be made after the resubmission deadline.

5B) When should a district expect to be reimbursed for participation in ADSY?

Please see the table below:

5C) What value should the LEA report for NumberOfStudentsInClass (E0170) if the number of students changes during the ADSY program? For example, if 200 students are enrolled at the start and there are 500 students in total attending by the end of the program?

School systems should report the full total number of students who participated in the ADSY program, which in this scenario would be 500. This value should reflect all students who attended at least one day of the program, regardless of when they joined. 

In alignment with TEDS guidance, the NumberOfStudentsInClass (E0170) should represent the total number of students participating in the ADSY program. School systems must also ensure that each student’s attendance is accurately reported, reflecting the actual number of days each student was present.

5D) How should districts report ADSY attendance and staff employed by SB 1882 charter partners in PEIMS to ensure formula funding eligibility?

To generate ADSY formula funding, all districts must report campus, student attendance, and staff data in the PEIMS Extended Year Submission (Submission 4), typically due in August following the school year. 

Districts with SB 1882 Texas Partnerships are strongly encouraged to report staff employed by charter partners in the PEIMS Fall Submission using StaffType 4 (Teacher Employed at in-district charter partner campus). There is no payroll data required for these staff members. 

This early reporting helps ensure data accuracy, allows time for troubleshooting, and avoids last-minute issues that could impact the district’s PEIMS Extended Year Submission (4) for ADSY. 

During the PEIMS Extended Year Submission (4) period, districts with SB 1882 Texas Partnerships will include the staff data. Key reporting requirements to keep in mind include: 

• StaffType 4 teachers must be linked to a StaffSectionAssociation and flagged as AdditionalDaysProgramTeacher = true.
• Even if these teachers were not reported in Fall Submission, they must be added in PEIMS Extended Year Submission 4 to generate ADSY Formula Funding.

6A) What does a school system need to consider regarding special education services during ADSY instructional days?

To ensure that all students receive a free and appropriate public education, LEAs providing ADSY instructional days will need to ensure that Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committees determine whether special education services must be provided to students during ADSY instructional days on an individual basis. The ARD committee should determine whether the provision of supplementary aids and services are appropriate and necessary to afford the student an equal opportunity to participate in ADSY. If an IEP does not address extracurricular items such as ADSY days, the student’s ARD committee will need to determine if the student needs services on those days. If the ARD committee determines that the student will not receive special education services on ADSY days, then the LEA will only report basic attendance for that student (BasicReportingPeriodAttendance Entity). The ARD committee should also consider whether the student’s schedule of services must be amended.

If making changes to an IEP after the annual ARD committee meeting, the parent and the LEA may agree not to convene an ARD committee meeting for the purposes of making those changes, and instead may amend by written agreement and provide changes to the student’s ARD committee members.

6B) Does the Extended School Year (ESY) program qualify for ADSY funding?

The Extended School Year (ESY) program is a separate program from ADSY. A student can qualify for both ADSY and ESY funding on the same instructional day if a student attends both programs on the same day; however, the programs must be run separately. Students attending an ESY program do not qualify for ADSY attendance if the ADSY instructional hours are occurring during the ESY program hours. For example, if a student’s IEP calls for four hours of ESY services per day, the campus must also provide at least an additional two hours of instruction (required for ADSY funding) outside of the ESY services for the student to receive funding for both ADSY and ESY attendance on the same day.

If a student attends both ESY programming and ADSY programming on the same day, the total contact hours from that day should be included in the TotalESYContactHoursInFirstInstructionalSetting (E1013) or TotalESYContactHoursInSecondInstructionalSetting (E3096) reported in the ExtendedSchoolYearServicesAttendanceEntity.

Example of Stacking ADSY and ESY Funding:

Note: Any school system that utilizes both funding streams should keep thorough documentation of the programming.

6C) How does a district report that students are receiving special education services on ADSY days?

Based on the ARD committee’s special education services determination for each student, an LEA may report any of the following data elements for services that are provided to a student while attending an ADSY day:

• E0940: TotalEligSpEdMainstreamDaysPresent
• E0944: EligibleDaysPresentInstrSetting
• E0173: InstructionalSetting

If no special education services are provided on ADSY days, then the data elements above will not be reported.

7A) If a district calendar initially accounts for 175 days with two bad weather make up days but the district experiences multiple days of closures, is meeting 75,600 minutes enough to qualify for ADSY funding?

If the LEA had a board-approved 175-instructional day calendar and is meeting the 75,600-minute requirement, applying for the ADSY waiver is the next step in ensuring compliance with the 175-day instruction requirement. Please review the following question for guidance on ADSY Waiver eligibility.

7B) Do missed school day waivers count towards the ADSY requirement to conduct 175 days of instruction?

Additional Days School Year adds ½-day or ¾-day formula funding for school systems that add instructional days to any of their schools serving PreK-8th grade (TEC, §48.0051). School systems will generate formula funding outlined below beyond a minimum of 175 instructional days in their calendar:

• ½-day formula funding: Campus offers 1-30 additional half days of instruction (with at least two hours of instruction) beyond a minimum 175-day instructional calendar
• ¾-day formula funding: Campus offers 25 to 30 additional full days beyond a minimum 175-day instructional calendar (note: ¾-day funding applies to all additional days)

ADSY funding is available at the campus level. School systems may implement an ADSY program that utilize anywhere from 1 to 30 additional days with design flexibility if it meets certain requirements (SAAH, Section 11.5). Participating campuses are eligible for up to five days of ADSY waivers for missed instructional days throughout the year due to weather, health, or safety reasons. These waiver days are for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the 175 days of instruction requirement and are distinct from the Missed School Day waiver.

For further details regarding the ADSY Waiver and the necessary documentation for waiver request submissions, please consult pages 40-42 of the 2025-2026 State Waivers Guidebook.

7C) If a school system plans to offer 175 full base calendar days and 25 ADSY days to qualify for ¾-day formula funding under TEC §48.0051(b-1), is there a waiver available for a missed ADSY day?

There are no waivers available for a missed ADSY day. Under TEC §48.0051(b-1), campuses must reach at least 200 full instructional days to qualify for ¾-day formula funding. The ADSY Waiver only applies to base calendar instructional days missed due to health, weather, or safety reasons and is intended to support compliance with the 175-day base calendar requirement. It does not cover missed ADSY (additional) days. Therefore, school systems pursuing the ¾-day pathway are strongly encouraged to plan for at least two additional ADSY days beyond the required 25 to ensure eligibility even if an ADSY day is missed.