Jonathan Strout and Theresa Pietrowski receive new positions in school district
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP - The Washington Township Board of Education has endorsed the elevation of Washington Township High School Director of Guidance Jonathan Strout to the position of executive assistant principal of the school's 11/12 wing. Strout will move into the post formerly held by Theresa Pietrowski, who has accepted the position of Middle School Executive Assistant Principal. Strout will begin his new duties on March 1. He will continue to oversee the guidance department, as well, while interviews are conducted to find his replacement.
A 1999 graduate of Muhlenberg College with a bachelor's of arts degree in psychology, Strout earned a master of arts in counseling in educational settings from Rowan University in 2006. He holds certifications in elementary teaching, school counseling, supervisor, director of school counseling services, principal and superintendent. Strout resides in Washington Township with his wife, Talia, and three children, Eliana, Vivienne and Pierson.
Washington Township High School veteran educator Theresa Pietrowski has also been approved by the Board of Education as the district's middle school executive assistant principal. In this newly created role, Pietrowski will, in conjunction with the building principals and department supervisors, be in charge of coordinating all professional staff development at Bunker Hill, Chestnut Ridge and Orchard Valley middle schools. She begins this new role on March 1.
An educator for the past 25 years, Pietrowski has served as executive assistant principal in the 11/12 high school building since September 2009. Prior to that, she was assistant principal in the 9/10 wing of WTHS for nearly six years.
A 1991 graduate of Rowan University with a degree in elementary education and psychology, Pietrowski holds a master's degree in educational administration from Seton Hall University. She has served as principal of St. Cecilia School in Pennsauken and taught special education and language arts at Saint Matthew Regional School in West Deptford.