Name: Rhonda Broom

Classroom:  503

Academic Assistant 

rhonda.huddlestonbro@clover.k12.sc.us 

My name is Mrs. Rhonda Broom and I am the Academic Assistant at Oakridge Elementary.  I grew up in New Jersey and then went to college at Coastal Carolina University where I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, met my husband, and fell in love with the south.  After graduating I joined AmeriCorps NCCC program working in communities in the United States.  I was stationed in Denver, Colorado and had a chance to work with the American Red Cross for flood and tornado relief in Texas, began mentor programs in schools in New Mexico, and rebuilt low-income housing in Kansas.  From there my husband and I traveled to South Korea where we taught English in a private school just outside of Seoul for a year.   After leaving Seoul we settled down in Charlotte, NC where I taught 2^nd and 4^th grade for eleven years.  While teaching in Charlotte I earned my Masters in Curriculum and Instruction at UNCC and my National Board Certification in Literacy.  We are still living in Charlotte with our two children.  I taught third grade for four years at Crowders Creek Elementary and now look forward to working at Oakridge Elementary.