Catawba County Schools

The school system currently resides in the North Carolina State Board of Education's Seventh District.

The current members of the board are: Sherry Butler (Chair), Marilyn McRee (Vice-Chair), Ronn Abernathy, David Brittain, Glenn Fulbright, Cathy Starnes, and Charlie Wyant.

In that role since 2013, Dr. Stover has worked as a key member of the school system's administrative team in several areas, including safety and security, athletics, maintenance, capital and bond projects, facilities, contracts, and technology.

[6] Dr. Matthew Stover earned his bachelor's degree in social studies education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

He also attended Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C., where he obtained a master's degree in school administration in 2003, and a doctorate in educational leadership in 2009.