Enfield School Board Member to Resign in April

ENFIELD, CT — Raymond Peabody, a member of the Enfield Board of Education for more than three years, announced Tuesday night he will be resigning effective April 28, for health reasons.

Peabody, 60, made the announcement during board member comments at the regular Tuesday meeting. He said he "will be virtual for the month of April to help with the budget process and to advocate for our teachers," but Tuesday would be his final formal meeting.

He said he is currently going through an "aggressive prostate cancer treatment plan which is very draining," and his medical team recommended he step down from his duties.

A senior project manager, Peabody was first appointed to fill a vacancy on the board in Jan. 2014, then won a full term in the Nov. 2015 election.

He is chairman of the board's finance committee, which he said has "a more digestible budget book in process." He also serves on the curriculum committee, which has expanded its high school course offerings, including 17 AP classes.

He is currently liaison to the JFK pre-referendum committee, as well as to Nathan Hale, Prudence Crandall and Henry Barnard elementary schools.

Photo courtesy of Ray Peabody