About Bruce
Eugene & Associates, PC
Dr. Bruce Marchand is a lifelong educator with a passion for making a positive difference in the lives of those he is privileged to work with. Dr. Marchand has served as a teacher, principal, central office administrator, superintendent, and state-level leader in Texas public education.
After 29 years serving in several Texas independent school districts, Bruce entered the public charter school world in 2020 and served as superintendent for a small east Texas charter school. During his tenure, the school grew from 300 students to over 1100 in his six-year period, added a successful early college high school, and achieved exemplary academic and financial ratings.
In 2016 Bruce joined the Texas Public Charter Schools Association and worked with new charter school applicants navigating through the TEA approval process. He also served as director of professional development and provided required training to charter school boards and superintendents across the state.
In January 2020 Bruce joined the Texas Education Agency as the manager for the state’s charter portfolio where he and his team oversaw renewals, expansions, closures, and all areas of compliance for open-enrollment charters across the state. In addition, Bruce worked closely with the TEA legal staff to assist in drafting and implementing commissioner rules impacting the state’s charter portfolio.
Bruce retired from TEA in April 2024, and is now working with Eugene & Associates, PC as the Director of Compliance, working with our charter clients in all areas of adherence to statute and rule, as well as the development and implementation of sound charter policy and procedure. Other areas of expertise include governance training for boards and superintendents, working with charter startups, superintendent selection, and succession planning.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Compliance
- Education Law & Regulation
- Non-Profit Law
- Public Finance
- Renewable Energy Law
- Special Education Law
EDUCATION
- Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University, J.D.
- Prairie View A&M University, B.S. in Education
MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS
- Dallas Bar Association
- Faith Without Works Scholarship Foundation
- Houston Bar Association
- National Bar Association
- One Community Church