Under-fire LA schools’ chief Alberto Carvalho will be hauled over the coals in an ominous “superintendent’s evaluation” on Monday — days after the FBI raided his home.
The LAUSD board will hold a closed session in the morning, according to court documents seen by The California Post, following the execution of search warrants by agents last Wednesday.
Rifle-toting FBI agents were seen taking boxes and other items from Carvalho’s San Pedro home, while further investigations were carried out at the LAUSD’s downtown Los Angeles headquarters, and the Miami home of Debra Kerr, who is tied to the alleged wrongdoing.
Carvalho, who was formerly superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, was suspended on Friday, two days after the raids, and one day after Thursday’s closed session meetings.
He was placed on administrative leave, meaning he could continue to rake in his estimated $8,500 weekly salary while the investigation into his affairs continued.
The investigation is believed to involve LAUSD’s dealings with AI company AllHere, where Kerr was a former consultant, which developed a chatbot for the district.
In 2024, AllHere’s founder Joanna Smith-Griffin, then-33, was charged with fraud, just months after she joined the AI chatbot’s $6 million deal alongside Carvalho.
Under Carvalho, Smith-Griffin’s company received nearly $3 million from LAUSD for services that were never performed, according to court documents.
She is alleged to have spent the $10 million she bilked from investors to pay for her wedding and North Carolina home, federal prosecutors allege.
If found guilty, she faces up to 20 years in prison.
Neither Carvalho nor Kerr have been charged with a crime, and no public details have been released by authorities regarding the probe.
Carvalho’s supporters have brazenly claimed he is the victim of a political witchhunt, after he criticized ICE activity near LA schools.
The LAUSD also previously pledged to stop ICE from carrying out arrests on students or families attending school graduations.
The LAUSD said it is cooperating with law enforcement, while court documents related to the searches remain sealed.
