NCLB-ESEA Waiver Information
The Â鶹ֱ²¥ has received approval from the U. S. Department of Education (USDE) for a request to waive specific provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by P.L. 107-110 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. The waiver requests gives Â鶹ֱ²¥ and more than 1,200 local education agencies (LEAs) additional flexibility while reducing duplication.
USDE approves waiver for 2015-2016 school year
USDE Response to Request for Reconsideration of High-Risk Designation (Nov. 6, 2015) (PDF, 1,381 KB)
Request for Reconsideration of High-Risk Designation State of Texas (Oct. 9, 2015) (PDF)
Texas ESEA Flexibility Renewal Letter (September 2015), (PDF)
containing Texas-related ESEA flexibility documents (outside source)
Â鶹ֱ²¥ submits waiver renewal application (June and September 2015)
Â鶹ֱ²¥ submitted an updated waiver renewal request, along with attachments, in June and a final waiver request in September. Those documents can be found below:
Final ESEA waiver renewal request (Sept. 16, 2015) (PDF)
Updated waiver renewal request (PDF, 1,234 KB)
USDE waiver input from education service centers (PDF, 468 KB)
USDE waiver - attachment containing revisions to mathematics TEKS (PDF, 245 KB)
ÌýInitial June 2015 submission
ÌýThe U.S. Department of Education requires state agencies to submit a document that shows changes made to the waiver application. Posted below is a clean copy as well as a version that shows the changes made to the waiver application.
Request for waiver renewal (PDF)
Request for waiver renewal (Changes shown) (PDF)
Request for waiver renewal - Attachments (PDF, 38.2 MB)Ìý