One-on-one coaching.
North Fork teachers have majored in or had successful professional careers and commercial experience in the subjects they teach. Certified as "Highly Qualified" by the Idaho Department of Education in their academic subjects, core program teachers coach every child individually in small classes of mixed-grade students.
An intimate knowledge of students' academic strengths and weaknesses allows North Fork teachers to evaluate students with exact, detailed narrative reports each quarter. While the North Fork School provides colleges with a cumulative transcript, semester grades and standardized test scores also appear on students' public, private, or online school transcripts.
Marie Furnary
Academic Credentials:
Dartmouth College, B.A.: major in English and coursework to complete an additional major in Environmental Studies.
2026: College Board AP Exam Scoring: AP Literature & Composition
2021-2025: College Board AP Exam Scoring: AP Language & Composition
2007-2009: Grader for College Board SAT essays.
Certified College Board syllabi in:
AP Language & Composition
AP Literature & Composition
September, 2005: Idaho teacher certification in Secondary English
May, 2005: certified with Distinction in English by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence
October, 2003: Presenter at the annual meeting of the Idaho Council of Teachers of English
Tracey Kindall
Academic Credentials:
2023-2024: College Board AP Exam Reader, AP World History Modern
2023: Idaho Teacher Certification, History 6-12
2023: College Board Certification, Teacher AP World History Modern
2022: College Board Certification, Teacher AP United States History
2018-present: Mythology Instructor, Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning, BSU
November 2019: Alternate Authorization/Content Specialist in History (6-12). Idaho State Board of Education.
May 1997: MS in Folklore Studies:
University of Oregon
May 1993: BS: Biology
Grand Valley State University, MI
2008-2018: Executive Director, MAHC
McCall Arts & Humanities Council, ID
1998-1999: Program Developer, AmeriCorps VISTA. Greater Columbia Literary Council, SC
1997-1998: Teacher & Work Project Coordinator, Environmental Sciences
Eugene, OR
Erin Bell
Academic Credentials:
B.A. Mathematics, Whitman College,
Walla Walla, Washington 1995
M.A. Education | Technology Integration, Walden University
Certificates & Awards:
Washington State Teaching Certificate
Mathematics, grades 5-12
Idaho State Teaching Certificate
Mathematics, grades 6-12
(provisional)
Bridge to College Mathematics, certified instructor
504 Case Manager
Leadership:
Lake Washington Online School Development Team
Futures School: Teachers/Diverse Learning Group
University of Washington: Establish. Maintain, Restore (EMR) Leader
Juanita High School: Grading Coalition. Equity Team
Bridge to College Mathematics: Teacher/District Liason
Marie Furnary,
Head of School
Marie Furnary (Writing Workshop, all English Programs) founded The North Fork School in 1996, after teaching Writing Workshop techniques to 100 sixth graders at Payette Lakes Middle School in McCall during the 1995-1996 school year. Volunteering her time two days/week to teach as many as four classes of students for the school year, she and the sixth grade teachers saw phenomenal improvements, both in students' writing, and in their desire to write.
Marie was the Boise Alternative Education Examiner for Examiner.com as well as being a full member of The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators since 1984. She has been a freelance writer for National Geographic WORLD Magazine, and has sold articles to various other publications.
Reflecting her belief that students who have a privileged education have a responsibility to share what they have learned with other students, Marie's English students tutor and teach their public and home-schooled peers through after-school community classes, by offering private tutoring in the summer, and by publishing the occasional Blue Moon Review, a collection of creative writing and artwork by K-12 students in the wider community.
Having completed her US Figure Skating Gold medal test level in ice-dancing while training under Olympic Pairs & Dance coach Ron Ludington in Wilmington, DE, Marie is a Double Master-rated member of the Professional Skaters' Association. Holding a PSA Level II Ranking, Master Ratings in both Moves in the Field and Group Instruction, a Certified Rating in Ice Dance, a Registered Rating in Freestyle, and accreditation in Hockey Power Skating, she presently teaches figure skating after school at The Manchester Ice & Event Center. Marie's skaters have passed more than 500 US Figure Skating tests, including 25 of the 34 Gold/Senior US Figure Skating Test Medals achieved by MFSC skaters since the club’s inception in 2003.
Her skaters’ other achievements include competing as co-captain of the 2012 National Collegiate Champion Team; receiving the highest IJS score out of 44 Preliminary girls at the 2013 US Figure Skating NW Pacific Regionals; performing as a cast member of the 2015 Holiday on Ice European Tour of Passion as well as in the 2015-2016 US tour of Disney On Ice: 100 Years of Magic. She has also taught at The Dartmouth Figure Skating Club in New Hampshire, and at The Johnstown Figure Skating Club in Pennsylvania.
Tracey Kindall,
History
Tracey Kindall
Tracey Kindall began teaching history at the North Fork School in 2019, after finishing a 12-year tenure as the Executive Director of the McCall Arts and Humanities Council. She brought with her a love of learning, teaching, and curriculum planning, as well as a deep devotion to the humanities and to the power of imagination.
Tracey’s approach to history is informed by her degrees in biology (BS) and folklore studies (MS), as well as her experience as a former AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer, a veteran home schooler, and a lifelong scholar of folklore and mythology. As part of her interdisciplinary work on her graduate degree at the University of Oregon, Tracey studied history and anthropology in depth.
She is deeply interested in what it is that makes us uniquely human; how humans are shaped by - and impact - their physical, social, economic, and political worlds in various ways; what motivates, inspires, necessitates, and blocks human action; and the continual perspective-changing that history requires as we continue to learn more and more about the human story.
Tracey loves working with students of all ages. In her teaching, she enjoys designing age-appropriate projects, using hands-on and interactive learning, piquing student curiosity, encouraging question-asking, supporting student-led avenues of inquiry, and guiding students toward excellence. She believes there is great power in creating a context in which students feel safe in taking learning risks, have a sense of belonging, and are able to take responsibility for their own educational journeys.
Tracey loves history for a variety of reasons, and enjoys sharing this interest with her students. In a recent Substack essay, she explored why history matters:
"History is first and foremost story and, as such, is alive and continually evolving. Stories always possess an author and a point of view - that’s part of what makes them interesting. As the fibers of past experiences are continually rewoven through the looms of fresh perspectives, history transforms again and again into many novel - and hopefully more complete - fabrics. As William Faulkner famously noted, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” History as story invites participation and empathy."
- Tracey Kindall, 2023
Read Tracey’s full Substack essay HERE.
Erin Bell,
Math
Erin and Ed Bell on Payette Lake
TErin Bell (all math classes) recently moved to McCall, Idaho and is excited to continue her work in the field of math education. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from Whitman College and a Master’s Degree in Education with a focus on Technology Integration. Her approach to teaching is grounded in strong communication and collaboration with students, families, and the broader educational community.
Erin is a dedicated and experienced mathematics educator with 20 years at the high school level. Erin taught at Holy Names Academy in Seattle, Washington, and was teaching at Juanita High School in Kirkland, Washington for the past 12 years.
With a strong commitment to student achievement and equity, she has served in various leadership roles, including as a district presenter and a member of key committees such as Curriculum Realignment and the Online School Development Team. Erin also served as a teacher and district liaison for the Bridge to College Mathematics program and has taken on leadership roles in programs such as the University of Washington’s Establish-Maintain-Restore (EMR) framework and LWSD’s Futures School, supporting diverse learning needs.
Growing up near Mt. Hood, Oregon, Erin fulfilled her dreams as a ski racer, participating in the Junior Olympics, US Nationals, and collegiate National Championships. Erin and her husband, Ed Bell, have four adult children who continue to make them smile and laugh. While their children are busy pursuing passions across the country in Philadelphia PA, Irvine CA, and Austin TX, Erin and Ed enjoy traveling to visit and explore the surrounding areas.
Look for Erin around McCall…out on Huckleberry Loop Trail on her mountain bike, helping young ski racers at the Little Ski Hill, or competing at the new pickleball courts in Lake Fork!