CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — The Cabarrus County Board of Education announced Friday that Dr. Chris Lowder will serve as the district's interim superintendent.
Lowder will take over on April 1 and remain superintendent through June 30, 2016.
The Board appointed Lowder at a special closed session meeting Thursday.
According to the school officials, Lowder most recently served as deputy superintendent and led the district's administrative services department, where he was responsible for supervising and supporting principals as well as managing the transportation department and serving as the district's liaison with local law enforcement.
He began his career with CCS in 1992 as an English teacher at Central Cabarrus High School. He has served as an assistant principal, principal, director of high school curriculum and executive director before moving into his more recent roles as assistant superintendent and deputy superintendent.
"I'd like to thank the Board of Education for the opportunity to lead a school system, which means so much to me," Lowder said. "Cabarrus County Schools is a great school system filled with great students, teachers, staff and parents, and I am looking forward to continuing our tradition of excellence."
Lowder earned a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He also earned master of school administration and master of arts degrees from UNCC, as well as a bachelor of arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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