Ed-Flex State Performance Reports
The Ed-Flex State Performance Reports provide information to the U.S. Department of Education or interested parties on districts or schools that have been granted flexibility under the Ed Flex Partnership Act.
Non-allowable Waivers:
Unallowable Waivers
Individual Programmatic Waivers
Application: To request an individual programmatic waiver, LEAs must submit an Ed-Flex application. The Application for Individual Programmatic Waivers and a description of the waivers available can be printed from this site:
The Application, above, is for Individual Programmatic Waivers only. Complete a separate application for each Individual Programmatic Waiver requested. The applicant will be notified of their waiver status (approval, approval with changes, denial) within 45 days of the application deadline.
Application for the Title I, Part A Schoolwide Eligibility waiver is made through a separate process.
Application Deadline: The deadlines for submitting an application for an Individual Programmatic Waiver for 2008-2009 are as follows:
June 1, 2009, for a start date of July 1, 2009
Aug. 15, 2009, for a start date of Oct. 1, 2009
No applications received after the Aug. 15 deadline will be considered for the 2009-2010 school year.
Length of Waiver: Individual Programmatic Waivers may be requested for up to a three-year period.
Application Review and Approval: TEA staff will review each request to ensure that it was approved by the local board of trustees, signed by the superintendent, includes comments of the appropriate site-based decision-making committee, and identifies a technical assistance provider that will be used if the required annual gains in student performance are not met.
A written staff analysis will be forwarded with the waiver to the State Ed-Flex Committee for consideration.
Applications received by June 1, 2009, will be considered by the Texas Ed-Flex Committee at the June 2009 meeting. Applications received by Aug. 15, 2009, will be considered by the Committee at the September 2009 meeting. The person listed on the LEA's Individual Programmatic Waiver Application as the Ed-Flex Contact must be available for telephone consultation on the date the Committee is scheduled to consider this waiver in case the Committee has questions.
The recommendation of the committee will be forwarded to the commissioner of education for final action.
A letter transmitting the commissioner´s decision will be sent to the LEA.
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Evaluation: Specific performance criteria, based upon the Texas Accountability System and the recommendation of the Texas Ed-Flex Committee, will be included with each approved Individual Programmatic Waiver request.
At the end of the waiver period, if the evaluation criteria as established in the approval letter have not been met, the applicant may not reapply for the same waiver under the State's current Ed-Flex authority.
NCLB Program Coordination Home Page
Cory Green, Senior Director
Contact: nclb@tea.state.tx.us or (512) 463-9374
Last Updated: 09/25/2009