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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – In Mon County, Director of Federal Programs and Elementary Curriculum at the school system, Norma Gaines has been learning and injecting creativity wherever possible to keep the younger learners engaged.
On WAJR’s Ask the Educators, she said young learners have more trouble screening distractions while learning from home. In many cases, the situation is compounded in families that have more than one student.
“To a certain extent you have to be even more engaging than you would be in-person with children to keep their attention,” Gaines said,” The younger the children are, the more difficult it is to deliver instruction online.”
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Schools in Mon County will go virtual until the the end of the fall semester or January 20, according to superintendent Dr. Eddie Campbell. On WAJR’s Talk of the Town Campbell said the decision was made to provide clarity and safety to families and staff.
“Our numbers continue to rise. Yesterday when the map changed we were at the highest infection rate that we’ve seen since the pandemic started,” Dr. Campbell said,” Our daily positivity rate was almost at 7.”
The spike experienced across the state following the Thanksgiving holiday raises concerns. Now, with multiple holiday events approaching and many people opting to travel the decision is out of caution.
PILOT agreements with Longview Power up for vote this week By
December 13, 2020 - 8:40 pm
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Payment in lieu of tax agreements (PILOT) between Monongalia County and Longview Power is scheduled for a vote Wednesday at the Monongalia County Commission meeting.
The two agreements cover the $1.1 billion addition of a 1,200-megawatt combined cycle gas turbine and a solar field that will generate another 70 megawatts of power at the plant near Morgantown.
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Monongalia County Commissioner Sean Sikora said the county is using lessons learned from the 2003 agreement with Longview to make this one more equitable for the citizens of the county. The new agreements have been written to allow the county to keep more of the $58.2 million over the next 30 years than the first PILOT arrangement,” Sikora said.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Payment in lieu of tax agreements between the county and Longview Power are nearing final approval. Commissioners are scheduled to vote on the agreements at the December 16 meeting.
The two agreements cover the $1.1 billion addition of a 1,200 megawatt combined cycle gas turbine and a solar field that will generate another 70 megawatts of power.
The commission used lessons learned from the 2003 agreement to make this one more equitable for the citizens of the county , according to commissioner Sean Sikora. The new agreements have been written to allow the county to keep more of the $58.2 million over the next 30 years than the first PILOT arrangement.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Schools in Monongalia County will remain in remote mode until January 4. Deputy superintendent Donna Talerico said the decision was difficult, but key factors really forced them into the decision on WAJR’s Talk of the Town.
As isolation and quarantine numbers grew the number of available substitute teachers virtually disappeared, crippling their ability to provide quality k through 12 instruction.
“The delivery of our programs was suffering and not enough substitutes for that matter,” Talerico said,” To make sure everyone feels confident- our students, our parents and our staff.”
COVID-19 exposures in Mon County school buildings has been proportionally minor for a school system that last reported about 12,000 students. Talerico believes community spread has been responsible for the cases they have reported.