Christopher J. Perruso began his tenure in the Washington Township Schools in September 2020 as assistant principal at Benedict A. Cucinella School. Two years later, Mr. Perruso was promoted to principal in June of 2022.

Over the course of Mr. Perruso's career, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Rutgers University and a Master’s of Arts in Educational Leadership from Ramapo College. He has also received extensive training from Columbia University’s Teachers College in the area of elementary literacy instruction. He currently holds the following certifications from the New Jersey Department of Education: Principal, Supervisor, Elementary School Teacher, and Elementary School with Subject Matter Specialization: Science Gr. 5-8.

Before coming to Long Valley, Mr. Perruso previously worked in the Florham Park School District from 2003- 2020. He started his teaching career as a 5th grade science teacher at Brooklake Elementary School. He spent the next 15 years at Brooklake, teaching a variety of subjects all in the 5th grade. During that time, he worked closely with the special education department as he was often paired with the resource room or in-class support teacher. In his last two years at Florham Park, Mr. Perruso worked at Ridgedale Middle School, where he taught 6th and 7th grade science and served as the building’s Dean of Students.

Mr. Perruso was born in Orange, NJ and raised in West Orange and Roxbury, NJ. He currently resides in Morristown, with his wife Jayne, who is a teacher in the Belleville School District, and son Frederick. Outside of school, Mr. Perruso’s hobbies include golf, hockey, and playing the guitar.