Andres Chait selected to lead LAUSD three days after Carvalho's resignation
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Set us as preferred Andres Chait has been named superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District three days after the resignation of Alberto Carvalho in a lightning-speed transition that elevates a well-liked insider to the top of the nation’s second-largest school system.The Board of Education announced its unanimous decision Wednesday, which was made official during the board‘s last scheduled meeting before August.Chait had been serving as acting superintendent since Feb.
27, two days after the FBI raided the home and office of his predecessor, Carvalho.Law enforcement sources have confirmed that the ongoing investigation includes a review of Carvalho’s actions related to a company hired to create an ill-fated AI chatbot.
Carvalho has not been charged and maintains that he is innocent of wrongdoing.Chait’s style and background stands in sharp contrast to Carvalho‘s, who had 14 years of experience leading one of the nation’s largest school systems in Miami.
Carvalho carefully curated his appearances — before and during his L.A.tenure he maintained a high national profile as a sought-after voice in education.
In 2018, he had accepted the job leading the school system in New York City before changing his mind and staying in Miami.He was a familiar face in national conclaves on education and among national leaders.
He took charge in L.A.in February 2022.
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Alberto Carvalho won praise for gains in test scores and for defending immigrants, but had been sidelined since February FBI raids.Chait is a district parent who started off as a kindergarten teacher at Queen Anne Place Elementary School and rose gradually through the ranks.He has never worked in another school system, although his experience in L.A.
Unified included a variety of roles, including elementary school princi...