Bill Text: TX HCR111 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Claire Bugen for 25 years of service as superintendent of the Texas School for the Deaf.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-23 - Signed by the Governor [HCR111 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR111-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 111 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Superintendent Claire Bugen has greatly benefited | ||
| the Texas School for the Deaf through nearly five decades of | ||
| exemplary service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Hired by the school as a substitute teacher in 1975, | ||
| Ms. Bugen went on to serve as principal, director of education, | ||
| assistant superintendent, and superintendent; she has led TSD with | ||
| tremendous skill and dedication for a quarter century, building a | ||
| reputation for excellence through innovation, strategic planning, | ||
| and the fostering of strong community relationships; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Bugen has been a steadfast advocate for a | ||
| comprehensive, language-rich curriculum that integrates American | ||
| Sign Language and English language development; moreover, she has | ||
| promoted inclusion and accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing | ||
| students by incorporating new technologies and strategies; her | ||
| tenure has brought the expansion of Career Technical Education dual | ||
| credit programs and summer programs, as well as technical | ||
| assistance to families and districts across the state; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her profession, Ms. Bugen is a | ||
| trustee of Gallaudet University, and throughout her career, she has | ||
| given generously of her time and expertise to a number of notable | ||
| organizations; she is a member of the Conference of Educational | ||
| Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf and chairs its | ||
| Accreditation of Schools Committee; in addition, she has served as | ||
| president and secretary of the Convention of American Instructors | ||
| of the Deaf, and she was instrumental in the development of the | ||
| National Agenda for the Education of Deaf Students; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Bugen holds a bachelor's degree in education of | ||
| the deaf from MacMurray College, a master's degree in special | ||
| education/learning disabilities from the University of Missouri, | ||
| and an educational administration certificate from Texas State | ||
| University; among numerous accolades, she has received the | ||
| Outstanding Women in Texas Government Award and the CEASD Robert R. | ||
| Davila Award of Merit for contributions to the field of deafness; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of her career, Claire Bugen has | ||
| worked tirelessly to advance the quality of deaf education, and her | ||
| dynamic leadership has made TSD a national model of excellence; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby honor Claire Bugen for her 25 years of service as | ||
| superintendent of the Texas School for the Deaf and extend to her | ||
| sincere best wishes as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of | ||
| her life; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Bugen as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Flores | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 111 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 6, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 111 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 9, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
