Employment

At The Windward School, we seek to build and retain an outstanding and committed faculty and staff. 

Windward's mission and core values influence everything we do - whether it is in the classroom, in the science lab or art studio, or on the field.

More than 400 part-time and full-time faculty and staff members across four divisions and three campuses, giving employees a small, tight-knit community at their campus while feeling part of a larger organization. Two Westchester campuses are located in White Plains, NY, and the Manhattan campus is located on the Upper East Side. 

Additionally, two divisions support the School's mission—Windward Teaching Training Program and The Windward Institute.

The Windward School truly transforms students' lives, and our faculty and staff all contribute daily to the School's mission. The friendly, hard-working, and collegial Windward community provides a supportive professional environment in which all members are encouraged to develop into outstanding education professionals. 

Employment Opportunities

Meet Our Faculty & Staff

Faculty Spotlight Series: Jessica Sorna on Helping Students Learn About and Use Primary Sources

Jessica Sorna is a fourth-grade teacher at The Windward School’s Westchester Lower School. She has a master’s degree in Literacy from Fordham University and is IMSLEC certified at the teaching level. Jessica was the 2018 recipient of the Sandi Galst Scholar Award, given annually to an outstanding Windward reading teacher.

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Faculty Spotlight Series: Danielle Ngo on the Most Effective Math Instructional Strategy

Danielle Ngo is a third-grade teacher and Lower School Math Coordinator. She has been a teacher for ten years, she and works primarily with students who have language-based learning disabilities. She currently resides in New York with her husband and their four cats. 

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Faculty Spotlight Series: Megan Heaney on the Most Effective Inclusive Instructional Strategy

Megan Heaney is a sixth-grade language arts and math teacher at The Windward School, a school designed to give children with dyslexia and language-based learning disabilities the skills they need to achieve their potential. She attended Manhattan College for her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in elementary and special education with a concentration in mathematics. Her New York State certifications include Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) and Students with Disabilities (Grades 1-6).

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Faculty Spotlight Series: Hunter Burnard on the Most Effective Physical Education Instructional Strategy

Hunter Burnard grew up in Binghamton, NY. He played college lacrosse at Rutgers University before choosing to pursue a career in education. Hunter and his wife are both teachers, and together they share a 1-year-old daughter, Shay.

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Faculty Spotlight Series: Sarah Brown on How to Get Students to Want  to Revise Their Writing

Sarah Brown has been teaching sixth-grade Language Arts and Social Studies at The Windward School for four years. She has always been a book lover, so she enjoyed researching dyslexia and language and reading development in both college and graduate school at Columbia University Teachers College. When Ms. Brown is not teaching, she enjoys baking new recipes (which her students always taste-test), running, traveling, and exploring New York City where she lives.

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Stephanie Dunn faculty spotlight

Currently, Stephanie Dunn is the Supervisor of Library Services at The Windward School, a school serving students with language-based learning disabilities. In this role, she oversees the library collection as well as research curriculum, promoting lifelong readers and fostering 21st century research skills.  

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Paul Lennihan Fac staff spotlight

Paul Lennihan has been a teacher at The Windward School for seven years. He discovered his passion for science at a young age, and he enjoys bringing that enthusiasm to his students. An avid SCUBA diver, Mr. Lennihan loves to introduce his students to the wonders of the natural world. 

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Head of School Mr. Williamson Discusses Hiring and Workplace Practices to Promote Inclusivity

As a panelist, Mr. Williamson discusses active efforts to expand candidate pools, how organizational processes have been rethought to promote diversity, and how he has engaged in―and led―conversations to enhance well-rounded awareness of social justice objectives. 

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