7/24/24

Dear Residents of the School District of Florence County –

My name is Christy Larson, and I am excited to have the opportunity to serve as the new

superintendent of the Florence County School District. I have 30 years of experience in

education; 14 years as a K-12 teacher, 7 years as a K-12 principal, and 9 years as a

superintendent. The duties required of me as a superintendent, and as a former principal,

teacher, mentor, and coach have allowed me to gain a wide range of experience and

knowledge at various levels and positions of administration, instruction, and support.

In this month’s message, I would like to share some information about me to help you get to

know a little more about me and my family.

I grew up on a small dairy farm between two small towns in Illinois (Lena and Winslow) where

we milked about 40 cows and farmed 320 acres. My first job involved feeding calves, feeding

cows, and bailing hay (both before school and after practice). After graduating high school, I

attended UW-Platteville to study education. I earned my bachelor’s degree (1994) and

master’s degree (2004) from UWP, and I earned my Education Administration license from

Viterbo University (2008).

My high school graduating class had 92 students, and, when I began my teaching career, I knew

without a doubt that I wanted to work and live in a rural school and community. My entire

career has been working and serving in districts of less than 500 students. I spent the first 4

years of my career in Illinois, the next 22 years in WI, and the last 4 in MI. Although we still

reside in Crystal Falls, it’s great to be back working in Wisconsin.

I currently reside at Fortune Lake, just west of Crystal Falls with my husband, Mike, our

daughter, Charlie (class of 2024), and our son, Kade (HS freshman). We also have a son, Kellen,

daughter-in-law, Sarah, and two grandsons, with an additional one on the way.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my parents, husband, kids and grandkids; fishing;

spending time at the lake; and attending sporting events.

The first day of the 2024-25 school-year for school staff will be August 26 th , and the first day of

school for students is September 3 rd . Again, I am excited to be part of the Bobcat administrative

team, and I look forward to meeting and working with our students, parents, staff, school

board, and community to help each individual be the best they can be.

Feel free to reach out to me with questions or concerns at larsonc@myflorence.org

07/24/2024

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