I continue teaching special education to help change the course of student lives for the better both academically and behaviorally so that they are successful in whatever they do."

Department

Special Education

Related Degrees

• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Special Education (PBSPED)

Brooke Hong is a special education resource teacher at Enchanted Lake Elementary School (ELES). Brooke has been in education for ten years starting as a paraprofessional with Windward District Autism leading to a pursuit of a post baccalaureate certification in special education. Brooke went on to and continues to serve as a licensed teacher throughout all the grade levels and placements in an elementary setting. Brooke is passionate about Response to Intervention (RTI), Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), and CiT3 (Comprehensive, Integrated Three-Tiered Model of Prevention) models of support in schools. Brooke advocates for these models by participating in ELES’ MTSS core committee team to help foster comprehensive and fluid tiers of support at the school to empower both students and teachers alike.

Message to Teacher Candidate

We are so excited to have you be a part of our classroom family! My name is Brooke Hong (or Ms. Hong to the students) and I have been teaching at Enchanted Lake Elementary School for 6 years now. I have taught the gambit of elementary from K-6, resource, to fully self-contained (FSC). I am currently placed in a Resource K-2 classroom so get ready to meet the littles.

I became a special education teacher after being inspired by my mentor teacher who was a special education teacher for students with extensive support needs. The way my mentor was able to reach students who displayed severe behaviors that no other teacher on campus could, was a driving motivation to continue my studies in education and strive to make an impact as he did. I choose to support new teachers in this profession because to say it is overwhelming starting out would be an understatement and a disservice. I would have been lost if I did not have my mentors along the way to help support me both professionally and emotionally and I want to help others as they did for me.