Three of the Alachua County Public School District’s (ACPS) top budget and finance officials have resigned ahead of the 2025-26 school year.
Assistant Superintendent of Finance Gabrielle Jaremczuk and Director of Budget Deborah Parrish submitted letters of resignation in June, with their last days of work set for July 1 and July 10, respectively.
Director of Finance Brandon Esposito worked his last day on May 21 after turning in his letter of resignation in April.
Jaremczuk and Esposito said they had accepted other educational employment in Florida as their reason for voluntarily resigning, while Parrish cited personal reasons.
“We are fortunate to have exceptionally talented people working in our district, and it’s clear that other districts and employers recognize their value,” said ACPS Interim Superintendent Kamela Patton in a statement to Mainstreet. “They have provided outstanding service to our students and schools, and I am confident they will find continued success wherever they go.”
As stated in her letter of resignation, Jaremczuk said she accepted a job as chief financial officer for Sarasota County Public Schools and that the decision was not made lightly.
According to LinkedIn, Jaremczuk worked with ACPS for a year and two months after starting in May 2024 as chief of finance. She had served as the district’s assistant superintendent of finance since December 2024.
“I am grateful for the opportunity to have served ACPS during a time of transition and complex challenges,” she wrote in her resignation letter. “I appreciate the trust you placed in me to help guide the district’s financial work.”
Jaremczuk did not respond to Mainstreet for comments on her resignation.
Esposito accepted a new position in education at the University of Florida. Both he and Parrish listed Jaremczuk as their supervisor.
Jaremczuk and Parrish’s resignations came less than two weeks after the School Board of Alachua County’s June 4 workshop discussing 2025-26 school year budgets. Staff said the district is projected to lose $10,739,776 in state funding compared to last year and gain $4,102,965 in local revenue amid ongoing efforts to mend a $20 million general fund deficit.