MESSAGE FROM PAUL ZINA Kauai Complex Area Superintendent Aloha Kaua’i DOE Ohana! I love my job. I couldn’t imagine doing anything else, even during these trying times. It is a great joy for me to work alongside our school leaders to take care of our haumana every day in school. I want to thank all the school faculty and staff who have been working hard to keep schools safe, healthy and most of all open for learning—as school should be. The pandemic continues to be a challenge for us all. Here is a mantra we have begun to use in the DOE given any emergency response to the pandemic—schools should be last to close and first to open. Help us keep it that way. Ensure no one in your family comes to school with symptoms of illness. Quarantine or isolate in a safe place when you are sick to protect others. We all need to do our part to stay healthy and safe. Please use the other mitigating strategies we have all learned over the course of this pandemic - get vaccinated if appropriate for you and your family, social distance to the extent possible, wear a mask to protect yourself and others, use good personal hygiene and wash your hands often. We will get through this Kaua’i. We are always better together. As always, you can find the most current Kaua’i Complex Area updates at our Kaua’i Public Schools launch website at bit.ly/kauaipublicschools. And you can find the most current state HIDOE updates at http://hawaiipublicschools.org. Stay safe, healthy and strong as we continue to support our children and families as one team! Mahalo!
Paul Zina Kaua’i Complex Area Superintendent Spring 2022
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