001My name is Madalyn Brown. I teach fourth grade at Esquire Hills Elementary. My family We moved here when I was in second grade. I started at Seabeck Elementary. I had Miss Hedberg and Miss Wang, who is now Ms. Schnuit that works here. They were two of the kindest teachers that I've ever had, and stayed with Central Kitsap District up until graduation at Klahowya in 2006. It was spring of 2015 and I decided to finally enroll in college at Olympic College and I needed another job. and my cousin was a para and said, hey, you should be a para. And I said, what's that? And was hired to be a sub for the district, and I subbed for two days. And then I got a one on one spot here at Esquire Hills in 2015. And
002I just completely fell in love with working with students and changed my degree. And in 2021, I was hired on with the district to teach fourth grade here at Esquire Hills So it's been a long journey, but I love working for Central Kitsap and I love being at Esquire. It's definitely my home. To be someone that gets to help inspire hope and growth, and you're growing with them. And that's what I love about this job, is I've grown as a person alongside with my students. When you get to be that person that you know, when a student’s consistently shutting down and you get to help inspire that growth to where they want to try instead of, just give up. That's my favorite part of the job, is building perseverance and fortitude. And I mean, you're
003really you're really helping them grow. That's my favorite things. A little light bulb that go off and just be part of creating a warm environment. That's my favorite. That's my why. [Chuckles]