Intended Audience includes Special Education Supervisors, Facilitators and Teachers

When parents agree to a waiver, they are waiving an in-person IEP meeting. It is not necessary to get all the IEP team members' signatures, because a formal meeting didn't happen. Parents, case managers, and special education building level supervisor’s signatures need to be included on the waiver form. 

When a Waiver CAN be Used

Potential uses for the waiver letter include:

• Schedule change since annual IEP developed (such as, moving a co-taught or SE class to another semester or year)
• Adding or deleting accommodations
• Changing from General Education (GEN-ED) without services to co-taught class (or vice versa)
• Adjusting a particular goal based on data
• Updating a Present Level of Education Performance (PLEP)

When a Waiver CANNOT be Used

• For annual IEP development
• To discuss diploma track options
• To make a change affecting Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Steps for Using a Waiver:  

• Contact your school’s Special Education Facilitator or Specialist
• Call the parent  
• Explain the Waiver and the purpose  
• If parents are in agreement to use the waiver and the proposed changes:  
  • Complete the section with the change you agreed upon and sign the document.  
  • Obtain parent signature on the document.  
  • Obtain the building level special education supervisor’s signature on the document.  
• Once you have the parent’s signature:  
  • Create an addendum in TNPulse with the agreed upon changes.  
  • Create a PWN for the changes made to the IEP  
  • Print the addendum and attach the waiver (the only signature you need is yours and the parent's signature on the waiver document.  No one needs to sign the addendum.)  
  • Place the addendum with the waiver in the CCR  
  • Upload the addendum with the waiver into Pulse  
• If parents are in disagreement with using the waiver and the proposed changes, offer to hold a meeting to discuss the proposed changes.