Desiree Sides was approved by the Hawaii State Board of Education Thursday as complex area superintendent for the Baldwin-Kekaulike-Kulanihakoi-Maui complex, according to a news release.
She had been serving as interim complex area superintendent since July.
Sides was previously a school renewal specialist where she served for more than four years.
In that role, she provided support to the complex area superintendent, school administrators and teacher leaders, helping to oversee and manage complex-level initiatives.
Over her 30-year HIDOE career, she has also served at the principal and vice principal levels at Maui High and Haiku Elementary and as a teacher at various Maui District Schools.
Sides earned her bachelor’s degree in liberal studies at Chapman College and her master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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