Girard-diCarlo Quits Philadelphia School Reform Commission
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The lone Republican on the five-member panel running Philadelphia's public schools is stepping down.
David Girard-diCarlo (in file photo above) has resigned from the School Reform Commission, effective immediately.
In announcing the move, SRC chair Robert Archie said Girard-diCarlo indicated he would be spending a good deal of time outside of Pennsylvania and felt the need to step down.
Girard-diCarlo, 68, was appointed to the SRC by Governor Ed Rendell. He had served on the SRC since October of 2009. He is a former US ambassador to Austria and a member of the law firm of Cozen O'Connor.
It will be up to Governor Tom Corbett to nominate a replacement for Girard-diCarlo.
Girard-diCarlo did not attend today's public SRC meeting.
Reported by Mike DeNardo, KYW Newsradio 1060.
