Amy Perras, Advocacy Chair

Amy Perras is the Instructional Supervisor for Music, Art, and Library Media for Milford Public Schools in Milford, Connecticut. Since her appointment in June 2019, Amy has led work around curriculum, instruction, professional development, and assessment for all three departments, ensuring alignment to current content standards, the district’s approach to high quality instruction and the Vision of the Learner, Developmental Relationships Framework, and Equity Framework.  Prior to working in Milford, Amy spent 14 years teaching preschool through grade 12 music, including elementary band, choral, and general music, middle school band and general music, and high school band, choir, and general music in Region 14 Schools.  Amy also served as the Department Chair for Art and Music and was the Instructional Leader for the Arts for the district.

Amy is the Executive Director of the Connecticut Arts Administrators Association, the chair of the Music Advisory Committee for the National Federation of High Schools, and the co-chair of the Performing Arts Committee for the Connecticut Association of Schools. Amy was also a part of the National Federation of High Schools’ Return to Music Project team that developed guidance and resources for music educators and administrators across the country that were released by the organization ahead of the 2021-2022 school year. Amy served as a panelist on the National Music Council’s Reflection on the Future of Music Symposium and has presented at the Connecticut Music Educators Annual Conference, the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents Conference, the Connecticut Arts Educators Association Conference, the National Federation of High Schools Performing Arts Conference, the National Federation of High Schools Summer Meeting and the NAMM Music Program Leaders Summit.  In 2023, Amy received the Outstanding Administrator Award from the Connecticut Music Educators Association.

Amy holds a Bachelor of Music from Nazareth University in Rochester, NY, a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Central Connecticut State University, a Sixth Year Diploma in Educational Leadership from Quinnipiac University, and a Doctorate from Fairfield University.  Amy lives in Southington, Connecticut, with her husband and two children