Brookwood Elementary School has seen many changes over the years. Genoa City School was established in the 1800’s and the original school house burnt down on November 18, 1907. The School was rebuilt 1908 and educated students in grade k-12. The name was changed to Genoa City Public School in 1924, when the town name was changed from Genoa Junction to Genoa City.

Our School remained Genoa City Public School until the fall of 1958. It was then that Badger High School was built in Lake Geneva and our 9-12 grade students began attend school there. At this point Genoa City Public School once again when through a change. During the 1958-1959 school year, now a K-8 school building, was renamed Brookwood School. In 1999 the Genoa City Community supported a referendum to build a school in the Hunters Ridge subdivision. That school became Brookwood Middle School and our building became Brookwood Elementary School.

Currently Brookwood Elementary School educates five grade levels. Students range from 4-year old kindergarten through 3rd grade. We take pride in being a student based school focused on the whole child. As we focus on the more traditional education that can be monitored in the class and with educational testing, we make it a point to also focus on the social emotional development of our students. Students are exposed to individual and group work setting, technology-forward instruction and explorative based project. We continually strive to make education fun for students and keep learning exciting.

Luke Braden is a proud Badger. He grew up in the area, graduated from Badger High School, and then continued onto UW-Madison to become a Wisconsin Badger. Mr. Braden began his educational career as a physical education teacher working at Brookwood Middle School.

In 2005, Mr. Braden accepted a physical education teaching position at Wilmot Union High School. He also became the varsity volleyball coach for Wilmot. During this time, he earned his Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Aurora University. Mr. Braden holds licenses in School Administration and Director of Curriculum and Instruction. While at Wilmot Union High School, he gained valuable administrative experience as an Associate Principal there.

In 2017, Mr. Braden took the opportunity to return to Genoa City Schools to be the principal of the elementary school. Mr. Braden considers it an honor to be the principal at Brookwood Elementary School. He and his family have been members of the Genoa City community since 2005. He believes in this community and the Genoa City Jt. 2 School District. He has four children: Cody and Allison, whom both currently attend Brookwood, and Blake and Drew, whom both are Brookwood Alum and currently attend Badger High School. 

Luke Braden
Principal - Brookwood Elementary School
Luke.Braden@gcj2.k12.wi.us
262-279-6496 Ext. 2152