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The Los Angeles Unified School District board has voted to place Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on paid administrative leave, two days after the FBI raided his San Pedro home and district headquarters and searched a residence in Florida. 

While on leave, Carvalho will continue to receive pay, with a  of $440,000. And Andres Chait, who has served as LAUSD鈥檚 chief of school operations, will step in as acting superintendent, effective immediately. The length of Carvalho鈥檚 leave, which is pending investigation, has not been disclosed. 

The board鈥檚 nearly 8-hour-long  began Thursday evening, and the closed session meeting was recessed until 12:30 Friday. The final vote, which came in at about 3:45 p.m., was unanimous.

鈥淭his is a very challenging time,鈥� Board President Scott Schmerelson said at the board meeting following Friday鈥檚 announcement. 鈥淎nd I want you to know that the board believes in you, supports you, and knows that you will all continue to do your very best to support the students and families of the district.鈥�

Carvalho hasn鈥檛 made any public comments since the FBI raids. The agency has also not released further information on the investigation, and the search warrant affidavits remain sealed. Carvalho has not been accused of any wrongdoing.

So far,  have connected the raids to the company AllHere Education, with which both LAUSD and Miami-Dade County Public Schools had entered into agreements.

Three months after Los Angeles Unified rolled out Ed, an AI chatbot developed by AllHere, the company鈥檚 founder and CEO, Joanna Smith-Griffin, left. She was later arrested and charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Meanwhile, the property searched in Southwest Ranches, Florida, in Broward County, reportedly belongs to Debra Kerr, whose records show is an AllHere contractor and maintained ties with Carvalho. According to 蜜桃影视, her son, Richard Kerr, pitched the now-defunct AI company to LAUSD.   

鈥淲e must strive for stability and continuity so that every school can stay focused on teaching and learning and on building on the meaningful gains the district has made in recent years,鈥� said Yoli Flores, the president and CEO of Families in Schools. 

鈥淎t the same time, we acknowledge that public discourse around our schools is inevitably shaped by broader political dynamics. It is essential that investigations and public actions be grounded in evidence and fairness.鈥�

Chait has worked in the district since 1998, starting out as a teacher at Queen Anne Place Elementary School. He has since worked as an assistant principal and principal. He went on to serve as a field director, the administrator of operations for LAUSD鈥檚 Local District Northeast from 2015 to 2019, encompassing roughly 120 schools, and eventually the local district superintendent and chief of school operations. 

鈥淐hait is a highly regarded leader and educator, and we are lucky to have him step in seamlessly to oversee our schools,鈥� Schmerelson said in a written statement. 鈥淥ver the past several years, our educators and students have made enormous strides, and we expect that progress to continue unimpeded.鈥�

He holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in sociology from UC Berkeley and a master鈥檚 in education administration from Cal State Los Angeles.

鈥淚 am humbled by the Board鈥檚 confidence in appointing me to serve as Acting Superintendent during this critical time,鈥� Acting Superintendent Andres Chait said. 鈥淥ur focus remains clear: to ensure stability, continuity, and strong leadership for our students, families, and employees.鈥�

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