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Andrea Ward
Assistant Superintendent of Schools

Andrea Ward has been serving the West Fork School District as the Director of Curriculum and Testing since 2020.

Mrs. Ward earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Middle Level Education, a Master of Science in Education in Curriculum and Instructional Programming, an additional certification for Building Level Leadership, and an Educational Specialist Degree in Superintendency.

Her teaching career began in Bald Knob, Arkansas where she served as a middle school math teacher for three years. She then served the Searcy Public Schools, her high school alma mater, as a math specialist before taking some time off to stay home with her children.

After moving to Northwest Arkansas, Mrs. Ward served the Farmington School District as a teacher and instructional facilitator for three years before coming to West Fork.

She married her high school sweetheart, Joel, who has been serving the United States Armed Forces for almost twenty years in various roles including sniper instructor and recruiter. They live on a farm in the West Fork School District that they share with their three little girls and family members on both sides. When she is not at work, you will likely find her fishing, riding four wheelers, and sharing meals with their large family.

John Unger
Superintendent of Schools

John Unger was born and raised in Arkansas. After graduating from high school he attended the University of Arkansas – Fayetteville and earned his Bachelor’s degree in History. While at the U of A he was a student manager for the Razorback basketball team. After graduating from the University of Arkansas in 2003, Unger accepted a men’s basketball coaching position at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. While working at LSUS, he coached the number one team in the country and earned his Masters in Education. Unger spent seven years in Northwest Louisiana, three years working at LSUS and four years as an instructor and men’s basketball coach at Bossier Parish Community College. While at BPPC he worked in the Behavioral Science Department teaching a number of different classes.

In 2010, Unger began his public school teaching career in Decatur, Arkansas. During his time with the Decatur School District he has served as a teacher, coach, Dean of Students, acting principal, athletic director and alternative learning director. Unger has been a leader in school innovation for rural, diverse districts across Arkansas and has presented at several conferences on school redesign. Under his guidance, Decatur Middle School was acknowledged as an Arkansas School of Innovation in 2017. During his time at Decatur, he brought in over $200,000 in grants for students and staff. Unger’s basketball teams also experienced great success, winning three straight conference championships from 2013-2015.

In 2017 he earned his Education Specialist degree from Arkansas State University and began his journey as a school principal. Mr. Unger was also in the inaugural class of the Association of American Educators Fellowship program in 2018-2019. Mr. Unger graduated from the Master Principal Program in the Spring of 2023. He is now a sitting board member of AAMLE.

Mr. Unger has served as the principal at West Fork Middle School from July of 2019 to May of 2024. He is married to Kelly and they have two children. When he is not working he is running, playing basketball, reading a good book, or supporting kids’ success in the community.

Patty Burnett
Human Resources
Diane Jones
District Treasurer
Amber Denny
District Secretary
Linda McKee
Accounts Payable
Carl Clements
Technology Coordinator & Title IX Coordinator
Cory Robbins
Network Administrator & Percussion Coordinator
FullSail University
2014-2016

At FullSail, I studied and received a degree in Music Production with an emphasis on composing music for film, TV, and video games.

 

University of Arkansas
2006-2013

I spent several years at the U of A, studying Percussion Performance, Percussion Education, Arranging, General Education, Choral Conducting, and Music Technology.

 

Network Management
80%
Server Cluster Management
90%
Web Development
90%
Dustin Faust
Systems Administrator
Rob Roebke
Transportation, Maintenance, & Custodial Director
April Carothers
Child Nutrition Director

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