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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 402
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WHEREAS, Faye Beaulieu is concluding her tenure on the |
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board of trustees of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School |
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District in May 2021, drawing to a close more than a quarter |
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century of outstanding service to the district; and |
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WHEREAS, The trustee for Place 5, Ms. Beaulieu was first |
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elected to the board in 1995, and over the course of her exemplary |
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26-year tenure, she has worked closely with the other members to |
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allocate resources, set policy, and ensure a process of |
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continuous improvement; in recent years, the district has |
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achieved a graduation rate of 99.5 percent, and its students have |
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garnered more than $9 million in scholarship offers; moreover, |
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the district has been rated as one of the best communities for |
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music education in the nation for 14 years in a row, and the |
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Education Resource Group has named it as the top district in |
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Texas for academic performance and financial efficiency for 12 of |
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the last 13 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Thanks in part to the efforts of Ms. Beaulieu and |
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her fellow trustees, the district offers its students programs in |
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theater and computer science, as well as in such STEM subjects as |
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engineering, robotics, cybersecurity, and network technology; |
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several campuses offer a Spanish language immersion program, |
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while others provide instruction in Arabic, Mandarin, and Hindi; |
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students at select elementary campuses are given the opportunity |
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to take part in the Suzuki Strings music program as well; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Bedford, Ms. Beaulieu earned her |
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bachelor's and master's degrees in English from the Mississippi |
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University for Women and her doctorate in English from the |
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University of Mississippi; she was an educator early in her |
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career, and for the past 16 years, she has served as the senior |
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vice president for community investment at United Way of Tarrant |
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County; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Beaulieu enjoys the |
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love and support of her husband, Walter, as well as that of her |
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children, Aimee, Carla, Steven, and Caryn, and her four |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Faye Beaulieu's dedication, hard work, and |
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commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the students of |
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HEB ISD and earned her the respect and admiration of her fellow |
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trustees, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her many |
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contributions to the district; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Faye Beaulieu for her service on the |
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Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Board of |
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Trustees and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Beaulieu as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 13, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |