SUMMARY
The Windward School is a premier coeducational, independent day school in the New York City Metropolitan Area that serves children with language-based learning disabilities (LBLD) in grades one through nine. Windward is a large enterprise with three campuses, two in White Plains and one in Manhattan. Over 400 part-time and full-time faculty and staff work with one primary focus: to help nearly 1,000 students achieve their full potential in preparation for a successful return to a mainstream educational environment.
At this pivotal moment, The Windward School seeks a director of the Windward Institute to guide and implement its mission and lead the Institute into its next chapter of growth and impact. Since its formation in 2019, the Institute has built deep content expertise, meaningful partnerships, and a tangible impact in the lives of children and families—including three free reading screenings a year in underserved communities, a podcast reaching 130+ countries, and a robust range of professional development courses and workshops.
The WI is now at an exciting inflection point: it has deep content expertise, excellent programs, and meaningful partnerships, and can leverage this foundation and increasingly philanthropic investments to become more strategically positioned in a rapidly changing educational marketplace. The next director will be charged with building toward the future: an entrepreneurial, growth-oriented, technology-forward operation that actively cultivates new markets, partnerships, and revenue streams to scale its impact while preserving the human connection that makes The Windward Institute’s approach so transformative.
The director will lead a collaborative team of six full-time staff members, working in close partnership with the head of school, board of trustees, and other community members to advance the Institute’s impact. Key priorities include identifying strategic market opportunities, developing innovative programs, and fostering meaningful partnerships to drive growth and expansion.
