According to an article from The Associated Press on pennlive.com: Former state education secretary has resigned as the superintendent of a Pennsylvania school district after a year on the job.

Gerald Zahorchak resigned Thursday as superintendent of the Allentown School District following a year of curriculum changes and teacher layoffs.

The school’s board voted unanimously to accept Zahorchak’s resignation. Zahorchak did not attend the meeting.

The district’s deputy superintendent will take over for Zahorchak, who will stay on for one more year in a strategic role at his old salary.

Deputy Superintendent Russ Mayo tells The Morning Call of Allentown that Zahorchak resigned because the district would not be able to afford his salary over the life of his five-year contract.

Zahorchak served as the state secretary of education under former Gov. Ed Rendell.