Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Carvalho has been superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District since February 2022. He oversees the district’s 2022-2026 Ready for the World strategic Plan. He previously led Miami-Dade County Public Schools and has served on the National Assessment Governing Board. Under Carvalho, the LAUSD has established seven new education compacts with local municipalities, embarked on a “school greening” initiative and secured upgraded credit ratings, which have saved the district millions of dollars. He was a committee member for the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, and was honored by the president of Portugal with the “Ordem de Mérito Civil” and by Mexico with the “Ohtli Award.”
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