Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent (LAUSD) Albert Carvalho resigned from his position on Sunday night, months after federal investigators, through search warrants, raided his home and district office as part of an ongoing probe.
LAUSD confirmed Carvalho' resignation.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has not shared details of the investigation, or Carvalho's possible involvement. In February, FBI agents descended upon the 24th floor of district headquarters in Los Angeles and at his home in San Pedro, about 30 minutes south of L.A.
Agents were also carrying boxes of unidentified items from the scene. In addition, the FBI reportedly searched a property linked to Carvalho during the operation in the South Florida area.
According to a report from the Miami Herald, the home was owned by a sales consultant with AllHere, a now-defunct education technology company that developed AI chatbots to help students with better attendance and academics. The company, which had a contract with LAUSD, filed for bankruptcy, and its owner was indicted by federal prosectors for allegedly committing millions in fraud.
Carvalho was placed on leave by the district pending the outcome of the investigation. Carvalho did not mention why he was stepping down, according to a report through the Los Angelas Times.
Carvalho had been Los Angeles's superintendent of schools since 2022. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the country, serving about 500,000 students, trailing only New York City.
"It has been a great honor to serve you," Carvalho wrote in letter to students, families, and faculty of LAUSD first shared to the LA Times. "Over the past four years, together, we have made historic progress - gains that belong to our students, our educators, staff and our communities."
He previously served as superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools from 2008 to 2022.
Carvalho has not been charged with any crimes related to the investigation.
