Mrs. Brooks was born and raised in Dallas, TX. She attended Skyline High School the first year it opened to attend their career music cluster. She graduated with a Bachelors of Music Education degree from Southwest Texas State University. She also attended Southern Methodist University where she studied piano pedagogy and received training under a concert pianist. She has done extensive accompanying for music contests and musical programs. This will be her tenth year as a music teacher in DISD, of which the last two have been at PHE. She has a talented daughter and son in law who are fabulous musicians. Mrs. Brooks has four wonderful grandchildren that give her much joy.