Reshela DuPuis, who became executive director of the state Charter School Administrative Office in December, has resigned.

Interim executive director Maunalei Love, who was appointed to the post Tuesday, said today that DuPuis sent out a memo to the staff saying that the Charter School Review Panel had asked her to step down. Love said she could not go into any further details about DuPuis' situation.

She said the Review Panel was trying to make the transition "as seamless as possible. Although I don't know how seamless a transition can be when something like this happens."

Panel Chairman Alvin Parker declined to speak about what led to DuPuis' resignation, calling it "a mutual decision."

DuPuis resigned Aug. 28. Her departure comes two years after the firing of Jim Shon, a former state legislator, from the top charter school job in a closed-door meeting. No reason was given for his dismissal.

He was also replaced by Love on an interim basis.