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Updated March 12 to include a comment from school board Chair Holly Grimsley.
The Cabarrus County school board has approved a $458,000 settlement for Superintendent Chris Lowder, who is retiring at the end of this month.
On Feb. 24, Lowder and the board announced that he had resigned for the purposes of retirement. He left the top job immediately but is staying as a consultant through March 31.
This week, the board agreed to pay Lowder $458,000 between now and January some of it going into a retirement plan.
Neither Lowder nor the board has commented on the circumstances of his departure. In general, payouts come when a board wants the superintendent to leave before the end of a contract but does not have cause for firing.
Thomas Lott
Fourth- and fifth-grade students will return to classes in Gov. Roy Cooperâs Plan A (mostly in-person learning) on Monday, March 15, in Cabarrus County Schools, said acting Superintendent Brian Schultz at Mondayâs Board of Education business meeting.
âWe are looking forward to having them in school four days each week,â Schultz said. âSince last Monday, I personally have been in 13 schools to witness the school staff in creating an environment that is safe and conducive to learning, whether it is in person or remote.
âI am so thankful and in awe of the work of Team CCS. The whole community should feel confident as we continue back with more students face to face.â
Cabarrus County Schools announced the resignation of Superintendent Chris Lowder in a news release on Wednesday. Deputy Superintendent Brian Schultz was announced as his replacement.
âThe Cabarrus County Board of Education thanks Dr. Chris Lowder for his years of service as superintendent and is confident the school system is in good hands under the leadership of Acting Superintendent Brian Schultz,â the release said.
Lowder has been with the district since 1992, beginning his career as an English teacher at Central Cabarrus High School. He was named the interim superintendent in March 2015 and given the job officially in December of that year.
The No. 1 concern for many in the return to Plan A (full in-person learning) Tuesday in Cabarrus County Schools was the challenge of maintaining 6 feet of social distance