The embattled leader of the Los Angeles Unified School District is set to receive close to $15,000 from taxpayers before the school board convenes again, The Post has learned.

Alberto Carvalho, who has been on paid suspension since last Friday due to an FBI investigation into corruption, is expected to earn approximately $14,465 before the board’s next meeting on March 10.

With an annual salary of $440,000, Carvalho earns around $8,462 weekly, or $16,923 bi-weekly—an amount about 13 times higher than California’s minimum wage of $16.90 per hour.

The decision to continue his salary amidst ongoing media scrutiny has ignited public outrage. Sonja Shaw, a candidate for state superintendent, expressed her concerns to The Post: “The system consistently prioritizes protecting adults first.”

“Administrative contracts, union regulations, and legal maneuvers safeguard those in power, while children and families bear the brunt of the consequences,” Shaw continued.

She added, “When a superintendent is suspended yet still receives taxpayer money, it becomes clear to parents what the real issues are.”

“When districts borrow hundreds of millions to settle abuse claims, families see a structure that failed to protect students but somehow always manages to protect itself.

“It creates the perception and often the reality that accountability is slow, limited, or negotiated behind closed doors.

“If we want public trust back, children have to come first. Not contracts. Not executive payouts. Not institutional self preservation.”

She added: “Until the system is redesigned to prioritize student safety over adult protection, this cycle will continue.”

Last week the LAUSD voted unanimously to place Carvalho on administrative leave after he became the focus of a fraud investigation by the FBI.

Federal agents raided his home and high-rise office in Downtown Los Angeles last Wednesday as part of a fraud and corruption probe.

The searches were carried out at Carvalho’s San Pedro residence, his office at LAUSD headquarters and another location in Miami tied to the investigation.

An affidavit filed concerning the search was under seal, officials said. The raid followed allegations of fraud and corruption.

Andres Chait, the Local District Northeast Superintendent, has been named as a temporary fill-in for the powerful role, which oversees the district’s $18.8 billion budget and nearly 400,000 students.

The board could bring in an interim superintendent later. Before assuming his $440,000-a-year job leading the nation’s second-largest school district in 2022, Carvalho, 61, ran Miami’s schools for 14 years.

LA’s school board had just last year voted unanimously to extend Carvalho’s contract.

LAUSD did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.

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