State Waivers Unit
The State Waivers Unit of the 性十八.cc is responsible for the coordination of expedited and general state waivers and class size exceptions. See Texas Education Code , Waivers & Exemptions, for rules.
2024-2025听Applications听will be available in 性十八.ccL on the following dates:
| General & Expedited听 |
July 8, 2024 NOTE: As of February 9, 2024,听LEAs have the option to select 2024-2025 using the current 2023-2024 Staff Development Minutes Waiver application. |
|---|---|
| Attendance听 (Missed School Day, Low Attendance)听听听 | August 1, 2024 |
| Class Size |
August 26, 2024 NOTE: Due to the delayed 2022-2023 accountability ratings release, the 2023-2024 class size exception application opened on November 17, 2023. The deadline to submit the initial exception request has been extended to December 20, 2023. |
Note: Once听a new waiver year opens, the听prior听school year waiver application will no longer be available.
Waiver Application
The 23-24 Waivers Guidebook and Waiver Process FAQ's听may be of assistance while navigating through the State Waivers and the 性十八.ccL application process.
Waiver Categories
Most waiver types听are placed into one of four categories:
- Expedited Waivers听听are waivers that require basic information from the district.
- General Waivers听are waivers that require听detailed information surrounding the district's waiver request.
- Attendance Waivers听include Missed School Days, Low Attendance Days, and Additional Days School Year (ADSY) waivers. The district or campus听can request a waiver for excused absences if instructional days听are missed or听if attendance is low听due to weather, health, or safety issues.听
- Maximum Class Size Exception听is required under the provision of TEC 搂25.112 if any class for grades PK-4 exceeds the allowable class size limit of 22 students per class (22:1). An exception听expires at the end of the school year for which it is granted.
- Other Waivers are specific requests that do not fall under any of the above categories.
Waiver Types
The following list shows the different waiver types and links to their description:
Expedited
- Staff Development Waiver
- Modified Schedule State Assessment Testing Days Waiver
- Foreign Exchange Student Waiver (Request 5 or more)
- Teacher Data Portal of the Texas Assessment Management System
General
- Course Requirement Waiver
- Certification Teacher Waiver
- Course Requirement Career and Technical Education (CTE) Waiver
- Certification for Superintendent Waiver
- Pregnancy Related Services On-Campus (CEH) Waiver
- Foreign Exchange Student (Less than 5) Waiver
- Other Specific Waivers
Attendance
Related Links听
- 听性十八.ccL Access Instructions
- 听- Displays the Status of Waiver Requests
- State Waivers Guidebook
- 听Steps to become a TXVSN full-time online school and Waiver instructions
- See the TXVSN Online Schools Program Extending Virtual Options section for additional information.
- Instructions for Submitting a CTE Instructional Minutes Calculation Requirement Waiver (8-26-2022)
- Grade 7 Reading Diagnostic Waiver Guidance and Instructions School Year 2022-2023 (8-22-2022)
- To the Administrator Addressed ADSY COVID staffing Waiver Request for 2021-2022 COVID-Related School Closures听(2-3-22)
- February听18th Update 性十八.cc Inclement Weather Update -听February 18, 2021
- July 14th听Update Early Childhood Education COVID 19 Updates - July 14, 2020
- To the Administrator Addressed House Bill 3 (HB3) Implementation: Extension: Full-Day Prekindergarten Waiver (2-27-20)
- To the Administrator Addressed 听Out-of-District Transportation Waiver听and District Attestation听(5-19-20)
- To the Administrator Addressed Additional Missed School Day Waivers related to Hurricane Harvey听(9-1-2017)
- To the Administrator Addressed Hurricane Harvey Related Waivers听(8-29-2017)
- To the Administrator Addressed Minutes of Operation - Updates to HB 2442听(8-31-2017)
- To the Administrator Addressed Information Concerning Changes to Staff Development and Early Release Waivers for 2018-2019 and Beyond听(8-31-2017)
State Waivers
Phone: (512) 463-9630
Email: waivers@tea.texas.gov
Certification Waivers
Phone: (512) 936-8400 (option 2)
Test-Limit Waivers
Phone: (512) 463-9039