Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School’s chief operating officer will take over as acting CEO following the resignation this week of CEO Michael J. Conti.

Nicole Granito will serve in that role “as the board assesses appropriate means to appoint a full-time replacement,” PA Cyber’s school board said in a statement. She has held several positions, including chief operating officer and senior administrator, during her 10-plus years at the state’s largest cyber charter school.

Mr. Conti has “captained our ship through smooth and rough waters, and kept us on course for the past several years,” school board president Brian Hayden said in a statement.

Reached by phone Wednesday, Mr. Conti said he doesn’t have another job lined up yet and is enjoying the downtime.

“I just kind of want to de-stress my life a little bit. I think it’s a good time to move on. The school is in a good place,” he said.

Mr. Conti became CEO in June 2012 when founder and former CEO Nicholas Trombetta left the Beaver County-based school. Mr. Trombetta was indicted two months later by a federal grand jury on a variety of fraud and tax charges and is expected to go to trial in September. He has pleaded not guilty.

First Published: July 21, 2016, 3:19 a.m.