Bill Text: TX SR417 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Faye Beaulieu for her service on the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Board of Trustees.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-17 - Reported enrolled [SR417 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR417-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Faye Beaulieu is concluding her tenure on the | ||
| board of trustees of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School | ||
| District in May 2021, drawing to a close more than a quarter | ||
| century of outstanding service to the district; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The trustee for Place 5, Ms. Beaulieu was first | ||
| elected to the board in 1995, and over the course of her exemplary | ||
| 26-year tenure, she has worked closely with the other members to | ||
| allocate resources, set policy, and ensure a process of | ||
| continuous improvement; in recent years, the district has | ||
| achieved a graduation rate of 99.5 percent, and its students have | ||
| garnered more than $9 million in scholarship offers; moreover, | ||
| the district has been rated as one of the best communities for | ||
| music education in the nation for 14 years in a row, and the | ||
| Education Resource Group has named it as the top district in | ||
| Texas for academic performance and financial efficiency for 12 of | ||
| the last 13 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Thanks in part to the efforts of Ms. Beaulieu and | ||
| her fellow trustees, the district offers its students programs in | ||
| theater and computer science, as well as in such STEM subjects as | ||
| engineering, robotics, cybersecurity, and network technology; | ||
| several campuses offer a Spanish language immersion program, | ||
| while others provide instruction in Arabic, Mandarin, and Hindi; | ||
| students at select elementary campuses are given the opportunity | ||
| to take part in the Suzuki Strings music program as well; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A resident of Bedford, Ms. Beaulieu earned her | ||
| bachelor's and master's degrees in English from the Mississippi | ||
| University for Women and her doctorate in English from the | ||
| University of Mississippi; she was an educator early in her | ||
| career, and for the past 16 years, she has served as the senior | ||
| vice president for community investment at United Way of Tarrant | ||
| County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Beaulieu enjoys the | ||
| love and support of her husband, Walter; the couple are the | ||
| parents of four children, Aimee, Carla, Caryn, and the late | ||
| Steven Beaulieu, and their family today also includes four | ||
| grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Faye Beaulieu's dedication, hard work, and | ||
| commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the students of | ||
| HEB ISD and earned her the respect and admiration of her fellow | ||
| trustees, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her many | ||
| contributions to the district; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Faye Beaulieu for her service on the | ||
| Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Board of | ||
| Trustees and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Beaulieu as an expression of high regard from | ||
| the Texas Senate. | ||
| Powell | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 17, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
