Three Lakes schools have picked a new District Administrator who is a well known educator in the Northwoods.
Teri Maney was named administrator Thursday. She will succeed long time District Administrator Dr. George Karling. Karling is retiring after serving 30 years.
Maney is a 1981 graduate of Three Lakes High School.
Maney is Director of Instruction at the School District of Rhinelander. Before that, she was the principal of Crescent Elementary School in Rhinelander, and also served as a Rhinelander School District teacher.
The full press release is below.
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The Three Lakes School Board is pleased to announce Theresa (Teri) Maney has accepted a conditional offer to become the next district administrator of the Three Lakes School District.
Maney is currently the director of instruction for the Rhinelander School District. She will take responsibilities at the district in July 2019 after current district administrator Dr. George Karling officially retires.
“Teri offers a depth and diversity of experience, skill and demeanor that will be in the best interest of our students moving forward,” said Tom Rulseh, Three Lakes school board president.
“I am filled with honor and joy as I accept the position of district administrator for Three Lakes School District,” Maney said. “It has been my hope to someday have the opportunity to come home and lead the district I love. Over the years, I have shared my dream with family and friends. While this goal may have originally started as a dream, it has ultimately driven me to further my education in preparation for becoming a district leader.”
Prior to her position as director of instruction, Maney served as the principal at Crescent Elementary School in the Rhinelander School District. For the past 20 years, she has worked in education as a teacher, associate principal, principal and then director of instruction. She completed her bachelor’s degree at University of South Florida, her master’s in educational leadership through Marian College and her superintendency program through Viterbo University in May 2017.
She is a life-long resident of the Northwoods and was born and raised in Sugar Camp.
Maney is a 1981 Three Lakes High School graduate and has also been a parent in the Three Lakes School District. “I believe this unique combination of professional and personal experiences has prepared me to lead our district with sensitivity and insight from multiple perspectives,” she said. “My path has led me to this moment, and I enthusiastically look forward to our journey together. “
As a candidate, when I was asked, ‘Why Three Lakes?’ my response was ‘only Three Lakes!’ This is the position I have aspired to reach professionally my whole career.”
The school board began the district administrator search process after Dr. Karling announced his retirement in August 2018 with the intent to stay through his contract, which ends June 30, 2019. Dr. Karling has served as district administrator at Three Lakes for 30 years.
The board has been working with Don Stevens + Associates, an executive search and consulting agency, on selecting from a large field of highly qualified candidates.
About TLSD - Three Lakes School District is located in Oneida County, Wisconsin, in the heart of the Northwoods. Our district includes Sugar Camp Elementary, Three Lakes Elementary and Three Lakes Jr./Sr. High schools and the communities of Hiles, Monico, Piehl, Stella, Sugar Camp and Three Lakes. Our award-winning district has received a 2017 Magna Award Honorable Mention and has been recognized as a Title 1 School of Recognition.
