1621 Place, located at 1708 Avenue M, Rosenberg, has been the district’s center for alternative education since 1992. (Courtesy Lamar CISD)
At the Aug. 26 board meeting, Lamar CISD trustees approved the continuation of the Optional Flexible School Day Program, or OFSDP, at the district’s 1612 Place to support students who benefit from alternative education.
The program, allowed under the Texas Education Agency, counts instructional time by hours instead of days, offering flexible schedules for students needing credit recovery, individualized instruction or alternative pathways to graduation, said Brian Moore, LCISD’s director of research, assessment and accountability. The OFSDP was first implemented by the state in July 2008, per TEA correspondence…