Following a day of teacher in-service training, Alva school principals were looking forward to new programs being implemented this fall. Each presented reports to the board of education during their regular meeting Monday.

Shane Feely of Washington School spoke about NWEA and Maps assessments used to measure students' knowledge in various subjects. Using his son as an example, Feely showed how these assessments may be linked to the ACT and SAT to project higher education opportunities for students. He said this could be a very useful tool for the middle school and high school students. With th...