Mr. John S. Peraino

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John S. Peraino

John Peraino holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education with an Emphasis in trumpet from Trenton State College.In 1975 he received a Master of Music, trumpet performance emphasis also from Trenton State College.Mr. Peraino studied with the late Fred Ranieri, and Donald Benedetti, formerly with the Goldman Band in New York City.
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Mr. Peraino plays trumpet with the Greater Trenton Symphony Orchestra (since 1968) and is principal trumpet with the Boheme Opera Orchestra.Mr. Peraino has performed with the Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, Princeton Pro Musica, Newtown Chamber Symphony, Bene King, in Carnegie Hall with John Lithgow, and with many other orchestras and performers too numerous to mention.
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Mr. Peraino recently retired from the West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education, where he was the district Director of Technology. he also holds a New Jersey Supervisor certification, Principal Certification and Chief School Administrator certification, as well as an Instructional Computer Coordinator certificate from Trenton State College.He formerly taught instrumental music in the Willingboro School District for 27 years and was the district Computer Coordinator for 6 Years.

Mr. Peraino resides in the Hamilton, NJ area and enjoys golf and sports cars as a hobby.

John Peraino

John Peraino has spent almost six years as technology director at West Windsor-Plainsboro schools.
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John Peraino: 'West Windsor has been good to me and if I have a chance to be good to West Windsor I'll certainly take it.'

In the race to keep up with the ever-changing world of technology, John Peraino, the director of technology K-12 for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, has come out a winner.And after spending almost six years working at a feverish pace to keep the district in high-tech ranks and up to date, he would like some time to sit back, relax and admire his accomplishments - not to mention play a little trumpet and a few rounds of golf.So on Aug. 1, he will be handing off his baton of directorship to the next "lucky player" as he enters retirement."Robert Staats Jr., the director before me, brought the district a long way and I brought it another ways forward," he said."Now it is time for someone else to take it the next step."Really, it's time," he continued."I just hope I've contributed to making the West Windsor-Plainsboro school district better than it already was."Since starting with the district in October 1996, Mr. Peraino, 55, has overseen the implementation of technology with the construction of three new schools - High School North, Thomas R. Grover Middle School and Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro.He also undertook a $5 million upgrade of everything from electrical wiring to computer terminals in each of the district's school and office buildings and set up a Wide Area Network for the district."That's something I'm very proud of," he said."The Wide Area Network, or WAN, is 17.5 miles of fiber optic cable connecting all of the district's buildings."It provides high-speed interconnectivity, which is important because it allows us to use a faster T-1 network and not have to pay someone else like Verizon for dial-up service," he added.In addition, he has been a key player in getting the Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro to be part of a pilot program for the use of IP Telephony, an advanced use of internal infrastructure to carry voice while also supporting wireless technology.He attributes the success he has had in improving the district's technology to the "generosity and support of the Board of Education and administration," not to mention the dedication of his department."This department has grown almost as the district has grown," he said."In the beginning, there was just myself, a secretary and one technician.Now there's myself, a project assistant, 10 technicians, an audio/visual engineer/technician and we have two trucks," he said.Before coming to the West Windsor-Plainsboro district, Mr. Peraino, who was born and raised in Trenton and now lives in Hamilton, worked as the computer coordinator for the Willingboro school district for 27 years."Originally, I was the band director and a music teacher," he said."Then I moved to being band director part time and computer coordinator part time and pretty soon I was the full-time computer coordinator."And while music and computers may seem like an odd combination of interests, Mr. Peraino begs to differ."Music is very mathematical, just as computers are mathematical," he said."With music, you read notes and have to count very precisely.The two go hand in hand and I think my music training has helped me a lot."Mr. Peraino earned a bachelor's degree in music and a master's degree in music performance from Trenton State College, now The College of New Jersey.He also has numerous administrative certifications and is certified as a computer coordinator by The College of New Jersey.Once he retires, Mr. Peraino plans to spend more time playing his trumpet with the Trenton Symphony Orchestra, Trenton Brass Quintet and the Boheme Opera."It's possible I'll do some technology consulting part time and play a little golf as well," he said.And if anyone still needs help in the school district, he'll be glad to lend a hand."I'm not moving out of the area and it's not like I never plan on coming back to see everyone," he said."West Windsor has been good to me and if I have a chance to be good to West Windsor I'll certainly take it.That's what it's all about."

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John Peraino, director of technology for the school district, notes that this new system will offer students, faculty, and administration a better and faster way to communicate.