LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho interacts with students in a classroom at Marlton School in Los Angeles on August 15, 2022. Carvalho submitted his resignation to the LAUSD school board on Sunday. File Photo by Etienne Laurent/EPA-EFE
June 22 (UPI) — The superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Alberto Carvalho, has resigned months after the FBI raided his home and offices, the school board announced Monday.
The LAUSD Board of Education said it received Carvalho’s letter of resignation Sunday.
“The Board remains steadfast in its commitment to ensuring stability, continuity and continued progress through strong leadership,” a statement said. “Our focus remains unchanged: providing every student with a high-quality education, supporting our dedicated workforce and maintaining the trust of the communities we serve.”
The board said former teacher and principal Andrés Chait would continue as acting superintendent until a permanent hire to replace Carvalho is made.
Carvalho’s letter, obtained by the Los Angeles Times, said he resigned to allow the district to focus on students “without distraction.”
The district put Carvalho on administrative paid leave after the FBI executed search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters in February. Agents were spotted leaving Carvalho’s San Pedro home with boxes at the time.
The raid was connected to an FBI investigation into LAUSD contracts and a failed artificial intelligence project, KTLA-TV in Los Angeles reported.
Attorneys for the former superintendent denied any wrongdoing.
Prior to heading up the LAUSD in 2022, Carvalho was superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools for nearly 14 years.