Meeting the Moment How Windward’s Behind theScenes Heroes Set the Stage for Learning All the classrooms are a stage, and all the teachers and students are the players. But what happens behind the curtains, so that the spotlight can shine brightly on them? Backstage at Windward, there are more than 120 staff members who serve as the behindthescenes crew to ensure that the show goes on. The tremendous amount of work produced by these staff members may not be showcased front and center each day, yet Windward’s nonacademic teams are incredibly deserving of top billing for their meaningful contributions to the School’s operations—from safeguarding the health and safety of our community to transforming classroom technology to become a HyFlex academic model and much more. Faculty and staff across all campuses continue to work in harmony to meet the moment of this pandemic, so each division can do what it does best: teachers can focus on supporting students’ academic and socialemotional needs in the classroom, while nonacademic teams can concentrate on fulfilling Windward’s mission through their industrious efforts outside of the classroom. The following vignettes are a brief glimpse into the highlights reel of some of Windward’s staff offices to unveil how they have pivoted to adapt to the unique circumstances of the 2020–21 school year and how they have managed to perform behind the scenes with grace. Bravo! 10
The Compass Winter 2021
