Alvarado signed a separation agreement with the district, receiving a $13,000 monthly payout for up to nine months, ABC30 reported. The document states it is not an admission of wrongdoing by any party.<\/p>\n When asked if by ABC 30 if he ever had a separation agreement, Alvarado dodged the question.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat I\u2019m going to say is that I have never, never had a bad evaluation. I have never been written up. I have never been disciplined,\u201d Alvarado told the TV station.<\/p>\n Alvarado served as the Chief Academic Officer for Selma Unified from Nov. 1, 2021, to Sept. 19, 2022, GV Wire independently confirmed.<\/p>\n However, Alvarado\u2019s LinkedIn profile<\/a> shows he was employed with Selma Unified School District from Nov. 2021 to July 2024.<\/p>\n GV Wire could not reach Alvarado for comment before publication of this story.<\/p>\n Former Clovis Unified Superintendent Dr. Eimear O\u2019Brien and Alvarado are challenging incumbent Dr. Michele Cantwell-Copher for the county superintendent\u2019s post.<\/p>\n A Closer Look at Alvarado\u2019s Work History<\/p>\n Alvarado lists employment with six school districts throughout Fresno County on his LinkedIn profile.<\/p>\n This includes Fresno Unified, Clovis Unified, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, Crescent View South II, Selma Unified, and Parlier Unified.<\/p>\n He began serving as Parlier Unified Assistant Superintendent in Feb. 2023, about five months after leaving Selma Unified. Recently, he retired from that position to focus on his campaign.<\/p>\n Alvarado\u2019s LinkedIn shows a pattern of the educator leaving districts during the school year.<\/p>\n He exited his role as a learning director at Fresno Unified in April and he stopped serving Crescent View South in March. He also reports leaving Clovis Unified in October. But a Clovis Unified district spokesperson said he resigned in September.<\/p>\n His LinkedIn profile has no specific mention of Bullard High School, where Alvarado says he served as principal during COVID-19. However, there is a gap in the profile\u2019s employment history from March 29 to Nov. 2021.<\/p>\n GV Wire submitted a public records request with Fresno Unified on May 12, seeking dates of employment for Alvarado. The district invoked a 14-day extension for this request on May 22.<\/p>\n Alvarado has a unique way of reporting academic gains, which can artificially inflate the results.<\/p>\n He touts massive gains in English Language Arts and Math post-pandemic at Bullard High School.<\/p>\n During the 2018-2019 school year, 46% of Bullard High students met ELA standards and 20% met math standards.<\/p>\n In the 2020-21 school year, 55% met ELA standards and 28% met math standards.<\/p>\n According to Alvarado, who calculates the \u201crelative change\u201d of scores, ELA results rose by 24% and math increased by 30%.<\/p>\n However, state and local school districts measure this change through percentage point changes<\/a>, presenting results as a 9% increase in ELA and 8% increase in math.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280x90-1-1.jpg\")
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Dr. Johnny Alvarado self-reported work history. (LinkedIn)
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