The Los Angeles Unified Board of Education is scheduled to meet afternoon today in closed session to discuss the employment of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, a day after federal agents served search warrants at his home and district headquarters.
The special meeting, set for 4 to 6 pm, includes a personnel item under California Government Code 54957 —- a provision under the Brown Act that allows public bodies to privately consider matters related to a public employee’s appointment, evaluation of performance, discipline or dismissal.
The board is required to reconvene in open session and publicly report any decision taken, if applicable. The agenda does not specify whether a decision is expected.
Federal authorities confirmed Wednesday that searches were executed at Carvalho’s Los Angeles office and his San Pedro home pursuant to a court-issued warrant. The affidavit supporting the warrants remains under seal, and officials have declined to discuss the nature of the investigation.
LAUSD said it is cooperating with authorities. In a statement issued Wednesday evening, the Board of Education said it “understands that today’s news has raised questions across our school communities,” but emphasized that its priority “remains ensuring that our students, families, and employees experience a safe and welcoming learning environment.”
Federal agents executed search warrants Wednesday in Los Angeles and Florida. Several media outlets have reported that the investigators may be examining the district’s past contract with AllHere, the now-defunct education technology startup behind LAUSD’s AI chatbot initiative. Federal authorities have not confirmed the focus of the investigation.
Before arriving in Los Angeles, Carvalho headed the Miami-Dade County Public Schools for 14 years. The FBI’s Miami field office confirmed that a home in Southwest Ranches, Florida, was also searched Wednesday. Multiple media outlets reported that property records link the Florida residence to an individual previously associated with AllHere, though authorities have not confirmed that connection.
