September 2, 2025 • 36 mins
John Frederick from the SmallBusiness Administration on processing disaster claims in Marion County.
Wisdom Academy Chairman Javaid Syed on the start of their school year in Morgantown.
Wisdom Academy Chairman Javaid Syed on the start of their school year in Morgantown.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
This is the Talk of the Town from Morgantown to Klerksburg.
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two five five. Now Here is your host for the
Talk of the Town, Mike Notlting of.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Good Wednesday morning and welcome to Talk of the Town
on AM fourteen forty FM one ZH four point five WAJR.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
I'm Mike Nolting.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Now you'll find me out on x as your news guy.
Now producing the program today is Ethan Collins. You'll be
able to get Ethan at eight hundred seven six five
eight two five five. Got a great program lined up
for you today. We're going to speak with the chairman
of the Wisdom Academy. We'll get a football preview tomorrow
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high school football gets underway. Also, we're going to be
speaking with public affairs specialists with the Small Business Administration,
John Fred. But before we get to all that, we've
got Mond County Sheriff Todd Forbes on the line.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Sheriff, good morning, sir, how are you.
Speaker 4 (01:08):
Good morning, Mike great, Thanks for having me.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
As always, absolutely it's a pleasure to have you on
Todd if we could start with, well, what happened on
Tuesday morning here in the newsroom.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
We got to call it about Oh, I think it
was maybe.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
In between seven thirty and seven forty that you know,
it looked like there was an all hands on deck
moment over on campus.
Speaker 4 (01:33):
Yeah, and that's exactly what it was, Mike. We had
you know, of course we've determined it with a hoax.
It's the same problem that's been going on across the
country at some other universities. But we had a swatting
incident where those reported active shore on campus at the
Wives Library. I want to say, on behalf of all
the law enforcement agencies in the county, it was surely
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a treat to watch them. Our department has the luxury
of being able to our body camera footage live as
things happened. So I was over the monitor of the
whole situation from my desk, and I was very, very
pleased with how well all the agencies worked together. They
came together without egos or any other questions and met
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in a common goal, which was just getting the job done,
and it was pulled off flawlessly. And to those go
after all the law enforcement professionals who work together to
make sure that we're safe in our community. So I
just wanted to say that for everybody. Of course, it
ended up being an all clear situation, and we got
that information out on social media as quickly as we could.
A couple of our local schools, Morgantown High and Mountain
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their Moddle, which were the closest in proximity to the incident,
They were put on some sort of a lockdown situation
for just a few minutes, but we tried to clear
that up as quick as we could to make sure
the parents were reassured that their kids or their levels
at the schools were perfectly fined.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
You know, Todd, when you take a look at this situation,
is this moves response maybe an illustration of why you
do active shooter drills with other agencies?
Speaker 4 (03:08):
Oh? Absolutely. And again as soon as that was over,
you know, even though it was a swatting incident, it
was an unbelievable opportunity for us to train. And as
soon as the incident was over and everybody had a
chance to catch your breath, I was on the phone
with Captain Swain and WVU making some preparations for the
next training opportunity that we could get the included everybody
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in the county because it really makes a huge difference.
It went off so flawlessly yesterday. I can't emphasize enough
how awesome it was to watch that whole thing unfold.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
No, that's good to hear now from an investigative standpoint,
and I don't know what you know or what you
can talk about, but how do you go about I
guess identifying and you know, vectoring in on these.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
Guys well that we I don't think that this is
a Montague kind of shares apartment investigation at this point.
I think WU has the on that. So I don't
want to speak to any of anything along those lines
because I'm not sure where they are on that part
of the investigation, to be honest.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Okay, okay, good deal.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
And now Todd, of course, today is a Wanted Wednesday,
and I'm sure that you've got a list of featured
felons that the listeners will be able to find at
Monengaelia Sheriff dot Gov.
Speaker 4 (04:22):
Yeah, sure not. If we have another few. We rounded
up a couple from last week. Our total was actually
I don't know what it is. It's thirteen or fourteen.
We're doing really well. We appreciate all the community involvement
with the tips. But the guys we have, the guys
that girl we have on deck today. The first one
is Matthew beck With he's driving on suspending in some
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other traffic violations. The second is Brendan Let's see Spencer
Brandon fellowming milicious assault, violation of probation. Next up is
Jose Men of r station of a minor on the computer.
Obviously we take that crime very serious, as we do
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all other child related crimes. Rachel Salisbury for a grand
larceny and probation violation. And lastly Julie Strosnyder for conspiracy
to commit drug crimes and failure to appear. So again,
their pictures will be on the Facebook page or of
the web page and you can take a look at
that and give us any information they can would be
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greatly appreciated.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
That website is Monengelia Sheriff dot gov. Got pictures and
descriptions of each one of the felons that we've just
talked about. Sheriff, let's maybe go back to Tuesday morning
if we could real quick, what I guess in your
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estimation these kind of copycat crimes? Is there a deterrent
anything that you can do at the county level in
order to let folks know exactly what it is they're
I guess facing if they were to get caught.
Speaker 4 (06:04):
Doing this, well, I would have to research the exact
crime on that, and I'll have that for you next
week for sure, But certainly would be a filmy offense
if we certainly would frown upon anybody doing this. And
I know this just happened in the past. Sometimes students
called in bomb touch or something like that to high school.
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Maybe the student just does not go to school that day,
or who knows what the reasons are, but there's some
stantive consequence that goes along with that. And again next week,
I'll have that answer for you. I'll do some research
and bond outbegs. I don't want to tell you.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
Wrong, Okay, all right, perfect, well, Sheriff.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
As always, we definitely appreciate your time and certainly to
you and your deputy's great work on Tuesday morning.
Speaker 4 (06:48):
Well, and that that should be extended to the Morgantown
Police Department and the WU Department of Public Safety. They
were again, it was everybody, and it was truly a
great thing to see.
Speaker 3 (06:59):
Absolute well Todd, appreciate your time today. Have a safe.
Speaker 4 (07:03):
One, yes, sir, good day.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
Alrighty Sheriff Todd Forbes. Now let's see one real quick
note to pass. On I seventy nine in the southern
part of the county. There are now two incidents on
They appear to be on both on I seventy nine northbound,
one of mile marker one forty three, the other at
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mile marker one forty five. Now of traffic is reported
slow in that area according to five one one, so
keep that in mind. Coming back, we're going to spend
some time with John Frederick, public relations specialist with a
small business administration. They're set up in the city of
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Fairmont helping victims of the Father's Day floods. That's coming
up next on top of the town. AM fourteen forty
f M one oh four point five w A jr.
Speaker 1 (08:08):
Now back to the talk of the town.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Well, good Wednesday morning, right now, fair skies of fifty
six degrees in the University City of Metro Newsaki Weather
says today sunshine and a high of seventy two. In studio,
I've got the public affairs specialist with a Small Business Administration,
John Frederick Ky John, good morning, sir, how are you.
Speaker 5 (08:30):
I am doing well. Thank you so much for having me.
It is an honor and pleasure to be here in
the state of West Virginia.
Speaker 3 (08:35):
It's a pleasure to have you here as a guest.
Speaker 6 (08:38):
John.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Now, let's see, just to get some facts off the top,
correct right now, the SBA is operating out of two
locations in the city of Fairmont, one in the Public
Safety Building on Quincy Street and the other in room
threeh four of.
Speaker 3 (08:55):
The Falcon Center.
Speaker 2 (08:56):
I believe when folks go to the those locations, John,
what can they get?
Speaker 7 (09:04):
Well, you know it's a one stop shop.
Speaker 5 (09:06):
You know, FEMA is there as well, the SBA is
there as well, and I believe there's some of our
partners from the state. So you know, a lot of
times people get intimidated by that B in the middle
of our acronym for businesses. But during times of disasters,
most of the loans are going to go to homeowners
and renters. So if you're in one of the impact
that counties of Marion in Ohio and you suffer some damage,
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I kind of suggest to people use this as your
safety net. There's no obligation to take out the loan.
But you know what, insurance companies are out to make
a profit, so they may give you a hard time
in getting funds if you have insurance right, and you'll
find out the difference between replacement costs and.
Speaker 7 (09:47):
The depreciated costs, right, because.
Speaker 5 (09:49):
One will tell you bea, hey, you know what, I
bought this TV in two thousand and eight and I
paid two thousand dollars for it, and then the insurance
company says, well, you know it's depreciated costs though we're
going to give you fifty dollars for it. So where
does that difference come in?
Speaker 7 (10:03):
Right? If you need that those money? Right?
Speaker 5 (10:05):
For home owners, that's what the Small Business Administration comes in.
For your personal property, you can get up to one
hundred thousand dollars if you're a homeowner a renter, five
hundred thousand dollars if you're a homeowner for your.
Speaker 7 (10:17):
For your home.
Speaker 3 (10:18):
And what are those loan terms?
Speaker 5 (10:21):
They can be as long as thirty years. Everything's on
a case by case basis. We have customer service reps
that will help you fill out the application. Bring yourself
and your smartphone. They'll they'll start the application for you
and help you, help you through the process. Okay, and
if you don't have a chance, you can always give
us a call at one eight hundred and six nine
five five.
Speaker 3 (10:42):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
Now, let's see John Frederick is with, a public affairs
specialist with the Small Business Administration, had an interesting conversation
before we went on air about the frequency of storms,
and if you would, I'd like for you to share
your history SBA.
Speaker 5 (11:01):
Okay, you know, I may not look that's old, but
I am old. I you know, I'm gonna I'm gonna
the milestone a big six to zero next year for me.
So I started with the agency in two thousand and
seven as a loan officer, part of a search team.
And what I've noticed is that we had like these
historic events, you know, once every two years. Now we
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have multiple historic events every year. For instance, the state
of West Virginia has had at least three or four
declarations through the you know, in the past twelve months
or so. So this information that I'm supplying to you guys,
you know, if you don't need it now, you may
need it in the future. Just keep this this number
and the SBA dot Gov you know, put it in
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your favorites because you might need it in the future. So,
like I was saying, you know, like one of the
big storms for me was Hurricane Sandy. You know, I
grew up in New York City. You don't expect to
see your home city, especially a city like New York underwater,
and you know, with a population impacted by those storms.
We just celebrated the twentieth anniversary of Katrina. That was
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a milestone in changing how we do things disaster related wise.
And also in two thousand and five, you know, I'm
now reside in Florida. Charlie Francis Gene hit the state,
basically impacting South and central Florida. So you don't have
to believe in climate change. But you know, like we
like to say in this industry, like storms don't follow
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calendars or maps. So I think everybody will be impacted
some way or somehow with a weather event sometime in
the future.
Speaker 3 (12:39):
Sure.
Speaker 2 (12:39):
John Frederick is a public affairs specialist with a small
business administration. Now, well, with the experience that you have,
if you were talking to someone who was preparing to
come to one of these locations and fill out an application,
what would be the cliff Notes cheat cheat chat.
Speaker 5 (13:00):
Basically, bring yourself, bring a smartphone because when you do
the application, it's kind of predicated on an email address,
and if you have access to that email address on
your phone where they'll send you the codes to establish
an account. Those are the things basically what you need.
You know, we understand that some documents may have gotten destroyed,
but want you want to make sure that you're in
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this system. The application deadline is September twenty second, so
if you're being impacted. You know, the people of about
the West Virginia are really resilient and some people are like,
well I don't want you know, loan might be a
full letter word, you know, and you may think that,
well I don't need it, my neighbors needed. But what
if you are that neighbor, Right, these loans are out
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there for you for home loans. The interest rate is
two point eight one three percent. It's always a little
bit better than the you know, going to the bank.
But the bank does not loan on damaged property, right,
good point right, So we will give you a loan
on damaged property. You know, there's some other caveats to
the loan to our program. In terms of if you know,
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if you might be eligible for relocation if your home
was totally destroyed or refinanced. I think it's a great
program because there's no payment, no interest for twelve months.
Speaker 2 (14:18):
Now, in those scenarios where you're talking about damaged property,
should I go to a contractor and get a quote
before I come and spend time with you to fill
out that application.
Speaker 5 (14:29):
I mean you can, because this is how the process works.
So when you do the application, let's say your home
was damage, we'll contact you and find out and we'll
put a value on those damages. Right, and if you
have a contractor, hopefully they coincide to be somewhat similar.
If it's not enough, you can request more. If it's
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too much, you don't have to take out the entire
amount of loan.
Speaker 2 (14:54):
Okay, you know, I want to just go back to
the first part of our conversation, because you know, honestly,
there are times that I am skeptical of climate change,
because you know, I don't believe that, you know, we
should be so arrogant as to think that we can't
control the climate to begin with, right, But to just
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back up though, to hear you share your experience, practical experience,
not as a scientist or a meteorologist, but as a
loan officer, saying that, you know what, at the beginning,
we had an event a year, and maybe five years
in we had two events a year.
Speaker 3 (15:34):
Ten years in, that gets up to three plus.
Speaker 5 (15:37):
Yeah, it's it's multiple, multiple events a year. When I
say multiple events, and let me clarify what I mean
by events, I mean like catastrophic, large impactful events, you know,
large hurricanes, large flooding, you know, and like in Texas
a few years ago they had that ice storm, you know.
Speaker 7 (15:54):
Stuff like that.
Speaker 5 (15:55):
It's it's now you have multiple those every year. And
like I was saying earlier, it's like, oh when I
started like, oh, we have this big event once every
two years.
Speaker 3 (16:06):
So then you spend a lot of time on the road.
Speaker 7 (16:09):
Yeah I have, I have, Okay, I've seen a lot.
Speaker 2 (16:13):
Okay, Well, just to wrap things up, we've got John
Frederick here with us. He is a public affairs specialist
with the Small Business Administration. You said that the deadline
is September twenty second of any grace period. What happens
if the twenty second comes and I realize, oh.
Speaker 5 (16:33):
No, you can still put in an application. But you know,
I kind of while the iron is still hot, and
there's customer service reps here that can assist you if
you can come by, just go ahead and come by.
If you can't come by, give us a call one
eight hundred sixty nine two nine five five, or you
can visit us on the web at SBA dot gov.
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But I kind of implore everybody, like, if you have
a minute, just come by. There's no obligation to take
out the loan. All you're going to use is a
little time and sit with us to see what you're
eligible for. What are your hours I think they are
from ten to seven at those locations.
Speaker 2 (17:14):
Okay, perfect, really do appreciate you coming in. John Frederick,
public affairs specialist now the Small Business Administration. They're teamed
up with FEMA. They're in Fairmont right now at the
Public Safety Building on Quincy Street. They're also on the
campus of Fairmont State University in the Falcon Center in
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room three zero four. So if you are affected by
these Father's Day flood events. And I just occurred to
me John, that there is the program for residents in
contiguous counties.
Speaker 5 (17:49):
Yes may have been Okay, So let's touch on that briefly.
So contiguous counties are the counties that touch the impacted
the primary counties, which is Marion in Ohio, and those
counties are eligible for economic injury disaster loans and those
are specifically for businesses. So those businesses, Let's say they
were servicing a business in Fairmount and that business is
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down because you know they've had severe flooding and the
business in the contiguous county needs working capital.
Speaker 7 (18:19):
Those are what those loans are for.
Speaker 5 (18:21):
So if you're in a contiguous county and you have
a business, the deadlines for that application is April twenty second,
So we give them a little bit more time because
the impact of the damages may not be you know,
showing their head just yet and they may need a
little bit more time. So if your business in the
contiguous counties, and I can tell you what the contiguous
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counties are, there would be Brook, Harrison, Marshall, I might
butcher this name, Maganagolia is Montgalia, Taylor, and Wetzel, Okay.
And in Ohio it would be Belmont and Jefferson. In
Pennsylvania be Washington County.
Speaker 3 (19:00):
Perfect.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
Well, I'm glad that I remember that We got that
in there because you're exactly right, because it might take
a quarter of business for that business to be able
to realize the impact of that business.
Speaker 7 (19:14):
No longer there and me i'am just one more thing.
If you want to know where.
Speaker 5 (19:18):
The addresses are and you need like directions to one
of the drcs, which is a disaster recovery center, download
the FEMA app because it will take you right there
where the disaster recovery centers are.
Speaker 7 (19:29):
All right, all right, thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (19:30):
Absolutely, John Frederick, public affairs specialist with the Small Business Administration,
Thank you very much for coming.
Speaker 3 (19:37):
In, sir.
Speaker 2 (19:38):
And don't forget those two locations are operational in the
city of Fairmont. Those application deadlines largely coming up on
September the twenty second.
Speaker 1 (20:01):
We are talking about your town. Now back to the
Talk of the town.
Speaker 2 (20:05):
Well, good Wednesday morning, fair skies of fifty six degrees
in the University city. This is Talk of the Town
on AM fourteen forty FM one oh four point five
w A Jr. In studio we have Javid Sayed, the
chairman of the Wisdom Academy.
Speaker 3 (20:22):
Good morning, sir, how are you?
Speaker 6 (20:24):
Good morning? Thank you so much I'm fine, and thank
you for inviting me.
Speaker 2 (20:28):
Absolutely, it's a pleasure to have you in Jevid. Now,
let's see there is has a little There's been a
lot of work done in order to get you to
the point that you've been able to open for classes
this semester. So let's start with the renovations. Give us
an idea of what you had to do to get
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the former headquarters of Mont County Schools ready to go.
Speaker 6 (20:53):
Well, obviously you're to go in through a lot of changes.
The building had eighty four offices. Now there are fourteen classrooms,
an open area for children to do activities, board room,
and obviously offices for administration. We had to put in
a brand new sprinkler system to meet the requirements, and
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we had to also asked to replace the fire alarm system. Okay, so,
and the entire flooring on each floor was replaced, brand
new flooring. A lot of renovations were done, so we're
there now. The school started on time as we were
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planning to, and so it's good to see that all
the hard work that was put behind in making sure
that the school starts, it's nice to see that the
school is running now.
Speaker 3 (21:54):
Now when did classes start.
Speaker 6 (21:56):
The classes started on August eleventh.
Speaker 2 (21:59):
Okay, so that gives us nearly a month, and being
a user of South High Street in that area, I
guess just from my personal experience, I would say I
haven't really seen any additional traffic that would have normally
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been there or what I may be experienced in August
of twenty twenty four.
Speaker 6 (22:27):
Yes, we have worked hard with the city to establish
or drop off and pick up time so that there
have been no issues at all. Okay, Visdam Academy classes
started at nine o'clock and end at four pm, So
this is just to make sure that there are no
problems with the timings and so and so forth. The
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majority of students right the Wisdom Academy van. So we
have a van and for those who are dropped off,
staff meets them at the entrance they arrive, We take
care of the children, bring them into the buildings, then
go to the classrooms. So we haven't seen parents are
very happy. We invite parents to stop in to come
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and see the classrooms, to see the place, and I
think we have a lot of positive response. The challenges
that were being discussed at one time that there will
be traffic issues and things like that, we haven't experienced
any of them at all. Okay, the parents come in,
we follow the directions that they follow the directions that
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they were given. So I think overall, I haven't seen
much of a change either myself in the traffic patron
or any problems that that were being envisioned at one time. Okay,
so to that, and I think, to me, it's just
like a normal day now. Because of the difference start
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and stop timings and so on and so forth, and
the traffic plan is being followed very carefully, I don't
think it has made much of a difference to any
traffic issues that were discussed at one time.
Speaker 3 (24:10):
Now, what is your enrollment at this point?
Speaker 6 (24:13):
We have at about fifty students right now, and the
enrollment is still open. Obviously, we understand that it takes
time for the world to go out. Parents call us,
they would like to come and see the place, and
they would like to come and visit the classrooms, they
would like to visit the teachers, and so and so forth.
And we're inviting everybody to come and see for themselves
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as to where we are, what we have done, and
why we are different than just other schools.
Speaker 2 (24:42):
And I think one key difference would be your educational blueprint.
Speaker 3 (24:46):
Yes, can you tell us a little bit about that.
Speaker 6 (24:49):
Before I go to there. I just want to make
sure that you know that anybody interested in visiting the
school please do talk to over principal, doctor Harris, she
heads the school, doctor Dennis mcnaby, who is the vice principal.
It's extremely important that that they come and meet them.
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We have an excellent staff, excellent teachers. We had two
weeks of solid training given to the teachers as well. Okay,
and so there's a lot to see. You know, when
you come in person, you're going to see actually what
kind of wonderful stuff we have and the depth of
knowledge they bring with them. As far as the educational
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blueprint is concern, our education blueprint is to provide an
individualized educational to each student, one which addresses the unique
needs of our students. We are in the process of
testing all the students right now, our students and to
determine the areas of strength and the areas where help
is needed. Once all testing is complete, will develop the IPPs,
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which is for each student, the individual performance Plan for Success. Obviously,
one of the big things we have in this plan
is that the parents are integral part of this whole thing. Okay.
One of the key things that the you know, parents
and teachers and students talk about, well, we don't know
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what is going on in the school, but that is
not what we are doing. Our parents are involved. They
are going to be part of the meetings that we conduct.
They are going to be informed how the performance of
the child was and so and so forth, and it
is not you know, some of the children may be excelling,
the others may need help, and we are there to
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provide that the parents are always involved in our quarterly
meetings so they know what is going on. We do
not want to see a parent that doesn't know what's
going on in the classroom. We want the parents to
be fully aware where the child is, what the strengths are,
what the weaknesses are, and they are being addressed.
Speaker 2 (26:58):
How much would it be wrong to call the I
P p S maybe an academic schedule as well as
a plan.
Speaker 6 (27:08):
It is, it is, it is both. It is something
that that we came up with. We want to make
sure that there are two things have to one the
involvement of parents. Two establishing as to where the child
is Okay, understanding what the needs of the child are.
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The teacher knows what it is, the parents know what
it is. So we are moving together in in in
a team situation. That it is not it is. It
is the working together of the parents, the teachers, and
the child for the batterment and the improvement of the
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child education. That's what we are trying to do. We
have a diverse faculty, we have a diverse community of
students that are coming in. Okay, So it is actually
what what I'm seeing right now is what we call
a global citizen. You know. That is where we are
right now that we are trying to provide different We
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are welcoming all faiths, you know, all religions, everything. The
school is open to everyone. Okay. And and we try
to establish to make sure that I. P. P S
is the what you call the letter which you are
going to be using in order to make sure we
achieved what we have been talking about. Okay. Why is
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it that that that Wisdom Academy is different?
Speaker 4 (28:39):
Okay?
Speaker 3 (28:41):
Excuse me? How could someone arrange a tour of the facility.
Speaker 6 (28:47):
Well, it's it's very easy. You can call us and
make an appointment, okay, or you can simply come in
and and uh, you know, see, I would like to
see the school. So the number to call is three
zero four for zero four three one three zero and
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all parents have welcome. Any parents who wants to see
what it is, they are more than welcome to stop buying,
get a visit. We let the student, We let the
parents walk into the school to see for themselves. Then
we talk to them after they've experienced what is happening
in the class, how the teachers are involved, how the
students are involved in doing what they are doing.
Speaker 2 (29:28):
Javid say, it is the chairman of the Wisdom Academy.
It is on South High Street here in the city
of Morgantown, a charter school. And I guess, Javid, what
would you tell parents that are maybe thinking about what
they should do with their children in terms of a school.
Maybe they're not totally thrilled with where they're at now.
Speaker 6 (29:52):
Yeah, I think one of the things they need to
think about, which is what we are offering, is what
I'm calling choice education very important. Okay, you have a
choice now, you know what your child is, you know
what kind of challenges the child is facing. You as
a parent, if you're not very happy with where your
(30:14):
child is and you want to see improvements, this is
the time to come and explore. See who we are.
What is it that we have laid out, How are
we achieving it? You know we have Let's share something
with you. We have brought in something called Success for
All Okay, John Hopkins programs that has been totally researched.
(30:36):
Is established because literacy rate in the United States is
extremely poor right now, it is at its lowest in
last thirty five years. Okay, we have brought that program
into our school. Their trainers came and they trained the
teachers for a whole week. Okay, I'll give you an
example right now, right over neighbor in Ohio, Stupid Will
(30:59):
one of the schools, one of these schools that has
been using Success for All for over twenty years is
the best school when it comes to literacy, number one
school in the United States. Okay, So that says a
lot that we are thinking out of the box. Okay,
(31:20):
we are trying to see how we can help the
child where the weaknesses are. What is it? It doesn't
matter where the weakness is, where it's in math, whether
it's in literacy, whether it is in understanding, you know,
whether it's it's the children go through different phases. Okay,
(31:40):
it's extremely important for us to make sure what phase
they're going through where they need help. Are we there
to provide that help or not? And as long as
we are working as a team administration, teachers, parents and
students of course. Okay, I'm sure you're extremely successful. And
(32:01):
obviously this is the first year. This is a defining
year for us, mister mcademy is going to be defined
as to who we are, and you're looking forward to that,
and we look and I'm pretty sure that there are
challenges that come our way, you know, and we're going
to take those challenges by the whole. Okay, they're not
going to shy away from them.
Speaker 3 (32:21):
Give us your phone number once again, please.
Speaker 6 (32:25):
The phone number is three zero four four zero four
three one three zero, and you're also on the website, okay,
mister m academy wv dot org.
Speaker 2 (32:35):
Okay, perfect, Jevid, thank you very much for coming in
and let us stay in touch and do another update
in the future.
Speaker 6 (32:43):
Thank you so much. I really really appreciate your invitation.
I'm looking forward to be coming back again.
Speaker 3 (32:48):
Thank you, absolutely, thank you. Jovid.
Speaker 2 (32:51):
Well right now fair skys and fifty seven in the
University City. When we come back, we're going to speak
with Kyle Wiggs do a football preview. It's next on
Talk of the Town AM fourteen forty FM one oh
four point five WAJR.
Speaker 1 (33:23):
Join the conversation at one eight hundred seven sixty five
eight two fivey five.
Speaker 7 (33:28):
This is the Talk of the Town.
Speaker 3 (33:31):
Well good Wednesday morning.
Speaker 2 (33:33):
High school football returns to the air tomorrow night the
WVSSAC Kickoff Classic presented by the West Virginia Army National Guard.
Now that is Morgantown and Parkersburg at Pony Lewis Field.
That will be live on Metro News TV as well
in studio. Get a preview with Kyle Wicks. Kyle, good morning, sir.
Speaker 3 (33:56):
How are you.
Speaker 8 (33:57):
I'm well, good morning.
Speaker 2 (33:58):
It's a pleasure to have you on board. Okay, got
just a couple of minutes. What do we need to
be watching tomorrow?
Speaker 8 (34:04):
Okay, Well, you've got a Morgantown team that took a
step last year and almost knocked off a Spring Mills
team on the road that played for a state championship
for the first time so Morgantown was a vastly improved.
They improved last year as the season moved along, they
settled their quarterback situation, and that quarterback is back this year.
Speaker 3 (34:28):
Up talk a little bit about that course.
Speaker 8 (34:30):
Yeah, Mattox Twig is just a sophomore and a guy
who has a big arm and is also a tough,
physical runner, so a dual threat guy that runs this
offense particularly well, and he's already getting some attention from
colleges and he's just a sophomore. So that's good to know.
And Morgantown, I think we'll see them throw it more
(34:53):
than they have historically since coach Sean Buiser's been there,
because they've got the type of quarterback can do it
still out of the same offensive sets, but I think
you'll see a little bit more of a wide open
offense for Morgantown this year.
Speaker 3 (35:08):
Address that offensive line.
Speaker 8 (35:11):
Offensive offensive line is really good. They're big, and they've
got some experience, and they've got an experience running back
in Zaydan Lockett. So there's a lot of nice pieces
in place, and it looks like, you know, this might
be the year that Morgantown takes another step and you
know is considered maybe among the top five or six
(35:33):
teams in the classification. Last year they had to play
that that playoff game on the road at Spring Mills
after they won their first round game, they had to
go on the road. So you know, obviously if you
finish in the in the top few teams, then you
obviously get to stay home. So that's that's the goal
this year is to is to host multiple playoff games.
Speaker 2 (35:56):
Kick off is at seven o'clock tomorrow night. Who has
the cult.
Speaker 8 (35:59):
Well, Dave Wilson and John Holbriter will have the call
right here on WAJR Radio. And as you mentioned, it
is the WVSSAC Kickoff Classic on Metro News Television and
it'll be myself and Brad Howe and Joe Bricado on
the crew there. So you can watch it on Metro
News TV and whomever you prefer. You can listen leave
(36:20):
the sound up, or you can turn it down off
the TV and listen to Dave and John if you
want to hear the Morgantown Hometown broadcast on WAJAR.
Speaker 2 (36:30):
Okay, perfect, Kyle, thank you very much for coming in.
Really do appreciate it. We'll be back to wrap things
up on top of the town. AM fourteen forty FM
one O four point five W A Jr.
This is the Talk of the Town from Morgantown to Klerksburg.
If it's happening, we're talking about it. Call the show
toll free at one eight hundred seven sixty five eight
two five five. Now Here is your host for the
Talk of the Town, Mike Notlting of.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Good Wednesday morning and welcome to Talk of the Town
on AM fourteen forty FM one ZH four point five WAJR.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
I'm Mike Nolting.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Now you'll find me out on x as your news guy.
Now producing the program today is Ethan Collins. You'll be
able to get Ethan at eight hundred seven six five
eight two five five. Got a great program lined up
for you today. We're going to speak with the chairman
of the Wisdom Academy. We'll get a football preview tomorrow
(00:51):
high school football gets underway. Also, we're going to be
speaking with public affairs specialists with the Small Business Administration,
John Fred. But before we get to all that, we've
got Mond County Sheriff Todd Forbes on the line.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Sheriff, good morning, sir, how are you.
Speaker 4 (01:08):
Good morning, Mike great, Thanks for having me.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
As always, absolutely it's a pleasure to have you on
Todd if we could start with, well, what happened on
Tuesday morning here in the newsroom.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
We got to call it about Oh, I think it
was maybe.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
In between seven thirty and seven forty that you know,
it looked like there was an all hands on deck
moment over on campus.
Speaker 4 (01:33):
Yeah, and that's exactly what it was, Mike. We had
you know, of course we've determined it with a hoax.
It's the same problem that's been going on across the
country at some other universities. But we had a swatting
incident where those reported active shore on campus at the
Wives Library. I want to say, on behalf of all
the law enforcement agencies in the county, it was surely
(01:55):
a treat to watch them. Our department has the luxury
of being able to our body camera footage live as
things happened. So I was over the monitor of the
whole situation from my desk, and I was very, very
pleased with how well all the agencies worked together. They
came together without egos or any other questions and met
(02:15):
in a common goal, which was just getting the job done,
and it was pulled off flawlessly. And to those go
after all the law enforcement professionals who work together to
make sure that we're safe in our community. So I
just wanted to say that for everybody. Of course, it
ended up being an all clear situation, and we got
that information out on social media as quickly as we could.
A couple of our local schools, Morgantown High and Mountain
(02:38):
their Moddle, which were the closest in proximity to the incident,
They were put on some sort of a lockdown situation
for just a few minutes, but we tried to clear
that up as quick as we could to make sure
the parents were reassured that their kids or their levels
at the schools were perfectly fined.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
You know, Todd, when you take a look at this situation,
is this moves response maybe an illustration of why you
do active shooter drills with other agencies?
Speaker 4 (03:08):
Oh? Absolutely. And again as soon as that was over,
you know, even though it was a swatting incident, it
was an unbelievable opportunity for us to train. And as
soon as the incident was over and everybody had a
chance to catch your breath, I was on the phone
with Captain Swain and WVU making some preparations for the
next training opportunity that we could get the included everybody
(03:29):
in the county because it really makes a huge difference.
It went off so flawlessly yesterday. I can't emphasize enough
how awesome it was to watch that whole thing unfold.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
No, that's good to hear now from an investigative standpoint,
and I don't know what you know or what you
can talk about, but how do you go about I
guess identifying and you know, vectoring in on these.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
Guys well that we I don't think that this is
a Montague kind of shares apartment investigation at this point.
I think WU has the on that. So I don't
want to speak to any of anything along those lines
because I'm not sure where they are on that part
of the investigation, to be honest.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Okay, okay, good deal.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
And now Todd, of course, today is a Wanted Wednesday,
and I'm sure that you've got a list of featured
felons that the listeners will be able to find at
Monengaelia Sheriff dot Gov.
Speaker 4 (04:22):
Yeah, sure not. If we have another few. We rounded
up a couple from last week. Our total was actually
I don't know what it is. It's thirteen or fourteen.
We're doing really well. We appreciate all the community involvement
with the tips. But the guys we have, the guys
that girl we have on deck today. The first one
is Matthew beck With he's driving on suspending in some
(04:43):
other traffic violations. The second is Brendan Let's see Spencer
Brandon fellowming milicious assault, violation of probation. Next up is
Jose Men of r station of a minor on the computer.
Obviously we take that crime very serious, as we do
(05:04):
all other child related crimes. Rachel Salisbury for a grand
larceny and probation violation. And lastly Julie Strosnyder for conspiracy
to commit drug crimes and failure to appear. So again,
their pictures will be on the Facebook page or of
the web page and you can take a look at
that and give us any information they can would be
(05:27):
greatly appreciated.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
That website is Monengelia Sheriff dot gov. Got pictures and
descriptions of each one of the felons that we've just
talked about. Sheriff, let's maybe go back to Tuesday morning
if we could real quick, what I guess in your
(05:48):
estimation these kind of copycat crimes? Is there a deterrent
anything that you can do at the county level in
order to let folks know exactly what it is they're
I guess facing if they were to get caught.
Speaker 4 (06:04):
Doing this, well, I would have to research the exact
crime on that, and I'll have that for you next
week for sure, But certainly would be a filmy offense
if we certainly would frown upon anybody doing this. And
I know this just happened in the past. Sometimes students
called in bomb touch or something like that to high school.
(06:24):
Maybe the student just does not go to school that day,
or who knows what the reasons are, but there's some
stantive consequence that goes along with that. And again next week,
I'll have that answer for you. I'll do some research
and bond outbegs. I don't want to tell you.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
Wrong, Okay, all right, perfect, well, Sheriff.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
As always, we definitely appreciate your time and certainly to
you and your deputy's great work on Tuesday morning.
Speaker 4 (06:48):
Well, and that that should be extended to the Morgantown
Police Department and the WU Department of Public Safety. They
were again, it was everybody, and it was truly a
great thing to see.
Speaker 3 (06:59):
Absolute well Todd, appreciate your time today. Have a safe.
Speaker 4 (07:03):
One, yes, sir, good day.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
Alrighty Sheriff Todd Forbes. Now let's see one real quick
note to pass. On I seventy nine in the southern
part of the county. There are now two incidents on
They appear to be on both on I seventy nine northbound,
one of mile marker one forty three, the other at
(07:26):
mile marker one forty five. Now of traffic is reported
slow in that area according to five one one, so
keep that in mind. Coming back, we're going to spend
some time with John Frederick, public relations specialist with a
small business administration. They're set up in the city of
(07:46):
Fairmont helping victims of the Father's Day floods. That's coming
up next on top of the town. AM fourteen forty
f M one oh four point five w A jr.
Speaker 1 (08:08):
Now back to the talk of the town.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Well, good Wednesday morning, right now, fair skies of fifty
six degrees in the University City of Metro Newsaki Weather
says today sunshine and a high of seventy two. In studio,
I've got the public affairs specialist with a Small Business Administration,
John Frederick Ky John, good morning, sir, how are you.
Speaker 5 (08:30):
I am doing well. Thank you so much for having me.
It is an honor and pleasure to be here in
the state of West Virginia.
Speaker 3 (08:35):
It's a pleasure to have you here as a guest.
Speaker 6 (08:38):
John.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Now, let's see, just to get some facts off the top,
correct right now, the SBA is operating out of two
locations in the city of Fairmont, one in the Public
Safety Building on Quincy Street and the other in room
threeh four of.
Speaker 3 (08:55):
The Falcon Center.
Speaker 2 (08:56):
I believe when folks go to the those locations, John,
what can they get?
Speaker 7 (09:04):
Well, you know it's a one stop shop.
Speaker 5 (09:06):
You know, FEMA is there as well, the SBA is
there as well, and I believe there's some of our
partners from the state. So you know, a lot of
times people get intimidated by that B in the middle
of our acronym for businesses. But during times of disasters,
most of the loans are going to go to homeowners
and renters. So if you're in one of the impact
that counties of Marion in Ohio and you suffer some damage,
(09:27):
I kind of suggest to people use this as your
safety net. There's no obligation to take out the loan.
But you know what, insurance companies are out to make
a profit, so they may give you a hard time
in getting funds if you have insurance right, and you'll
find out the difference between replacement costs and.
Speaker 7 (09:47):
The depreciated costs, right, because.
Speaker 5 (09:49):
One will tell you bea, hey, you know what, I
bought this TV in two thousand and eight and I
paid two thousand dollars for it, and then the insurance
company says, well, you know it's depreciated costs though we're
going to give you fifty dollars for it. So where
does that difference come in?
Speaker 7 (10:03):
Right? If you need that those money? Right?
Speaker 5 (10:05):
For home owners, that's what the Small Business Administration comes in.
For your personal property, you can get up to one
hundred thousand dollars if you're a homeowner a renter, five
hundred thousand dollars if you're a homeowner for your.
Speaker 7 (10:17):
For your home.
Speaker 3 (10:18):
And what are those loan terms?
Speaker 5 (10:21):
They can be as long as thirty years. Everything's on
a case by case basis. We have customer service reps
that will help you fill out the application. Bring yourself
and your smartphone. They'll they'll start the application for you
and help you, help you through the process. Okay, and
if you don't have a chance, you can always give
us a call at one eight hundred and six nine
five five.
Speaker 3 (10:42):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
Now, let's see John Frederick is with, a public affairs
specialist with the Small Business Administration, had an interesting conversation
before we went on air about the frequency of storms,
and if you would, I'd like for you to share
your history SBA.
Speaker 5 (11:01):
Okay, you know, I may not look that's old, but
I am old. I you know, I'm gonna I'm gonna
the milestone a big six to zero next year for me.
So I started with the agency in two thousand and
seven as a loan officer, part of a search team.
And what I've noticed is that we had like these
historic events, you know, once every two years. Now we
(11:24):
have multiple historic events every year. For instance, the state
of West Virginia has had at least three or four
declarations through the you know, in the past twelve months
or so. So this information that I'm supplying to you guys,
you know, if you don't need it now, you may
need it in the future. Just keep this this number
and the SBA dot Gov you know, put it in
(11:44):
your favorites because you might need it in the future. So,
like I was saying, you know, like one of the
big storms for me was Hurricane Sandy. You know, I
grew up in New York City. You don't expect to
see your home city, especially a city like New York underwater,
and you know, with a population impacted by those storms.
We just celebrated the twentieth anniversary of Katrina. That was
(12:08):
a milestone in changing how we do things disaster related wise.
And also in two thousand and five, you know, I'm
now reside in Florida. Charlie Francis Gene hit the state,
basically impacting South and central Florida. So you don't have
to believe in climate change. But you know, like we
like to say in this industry, like storms don't follow
(12:30):
calendars or maps. So I think everybody will be impacted
some way or somehow with a weather event sometime in
the future.
Speaker 3 (12:39):
Sure.
Speaker 2 (12:39):
John Frederick is a public affairs specialist with a small
business administration. Now, well, with the experience that you have,
if you were talking to someone who was preparing to
come to one of these locations and fill out an application,
what would be the cliff Notes cheat cheat chat.
Speaker 5 (13:00):
Basically, bring yourself, bring a smartphone because when you do
the application, it's kind of predicated on an email address,
and if you have access to that email address on
your phone where they'll send you the codes to establish
an account. Those are the things basically what you need.
You know, we understand that some documents may have gotten destroyed,
but want you want to make sure that you're in
(13:22):
this system. The application deadline is September twenty second, so
if you're being impacted. You know, the people of about
the West Virginia are really resilient and some people are like,
well I don't want you know, loan might be a
full letter word, you know, and you may think that,
well I don't need it, my neighbors needed. But what
if you are that neighbor, Right, these loans are out
(13:45):
there for you for home loans. The interest rate is
two point eight one three percent. It's always a little
bit better than the you know, going to the bank.
But the bank does not loan on damaged property, right,
good point right, So we will give you a loan
on damaged property. You know, there's some other caveats to
the loan to our program. In terms of if you know,
(14:08):
if you might be eligible for relocation if your home
was totally destroyed or refinanced. I think it's a great
program because there's no payment, no interest for twelve months.
Speaker 2 (14:18):
Now, in those scenarios where you're talking about damaged property,
should I go to a contractor and get a quote
before I come and spend time with you to fill
out that application.
Speaker 5 (14:29):
I mean you can, because this is how the process works.
So when you do the application, let's say your home
was damage, we'll contact you and find out and we'll
put a value on those damages. Right, and if you
have a contractor, hopefully they coincide to be somewhat similar.
If it's not enough, you can request more. If it's
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too much, you don't have to take out the entire
amount of loan.
Speaker 2 (14:54):
Okay, you know, I want to just go back to
the first part of our conversation, because you know, honestly,
there are times that I am skeptical of climate change,
because you know, I don't believe that, you know, we
should be so arrogant as to think that we can't
control the climate to begin with, right, But to just
(15:16):
back up though, to hear you share your experience, practical experience,
not as a scientist or a meteorologist, but as a
loan officer, saying that, you know what, at the beginning,
we had an event a year, and maybe five years
in we had two events a year.
Speaker 3 (15:34):
Ten years in, that gets up to three plus.
Speaker 5 (15:37):
Yeah, it's it's multiple, multiple events a year. When I
say multiple events, and let me clarify what I mean
by events, I mean like catastrophic, large impactful events, you know,
large hurricanes, large flooding, you know, and like in Texas
a few years ago they had that ice storm, you know.
Speaker 7 (15:54):
Stuff like that.
Speaker 5 (15:55):
It's it's now you have multiple those every year. And
like I was saying earlier, it's like, oh when I
started like, oh, we have this big event once every
two years.
Speaker 3 (16:06):
So then you spend a lot of time on the road.
Speaker 7 (16:09):
Yeah I have, I have, Okay, I've seen a lot.
Speaker 2 (16:13):
Okay, Well, just to wrap things up, we've got John
Frederick here with us. He is a public affairs specialist
with the Small Business Administration. You said that the deadline
is September twenty second of any grace period. What happens
if the twenty second comes and I realize, oh.
Speaker 5 (16:33):
No, you can still put in an application. But you know,
I kind of while the iron is still hot, and
there's customer service reps here that can assist you if
you can come by, just go ahead and come by.
If you can't come by, give us a call one
eight hundred sixty nine two nine five five, or you
can visit us on the web at SBA dot gov.
(16:55):
But I kind of implore everybody, like, if you have
a minute, just come by. There's no obligation to take
out the loan. All you're going to use is a
little time and sit with us to see what you're
eligible for. What are your hours I think they are
from ten to seven at those locations.
Speaker 2 (17:14):
Okay, perfect, really do appreciate you coming in. John Frederick,
public affairs specialist now the Small Business Administration. They're teamed
up with FEMA. They're in Fairmont right now at the
Public Safety Building on Quincy Street. They're also on the
campus of Fairmont State University in the Falcon Center in
(17:34):
room three zero four. So if you are affected by
these Father's Day flood events. And I just occurred to
me John, that there is the program for residents in
contiguous counties.
Speaker 5 (17:49):
Yes may have been Okay, So let's touch on that briefly.
So contiguous counties are the counties that touch the impacted
the primary counties, which is Marion in Ohio, and those
counties are eligible for economic injury disaster loans and those
are specifically for businesses. So those businesses, Let's say they
were servicing a business in Fairmount and that business is
(18:11):
down because you know they've had severe flooding and the
business in the contiguous county needs working capital.
Speaker 7 (18:19):
Those are what those loans are for.
Speaker 5 (18:21):
So if you're in a contiguous county and you have
a business, the deadlines for that application is April twenty second,
So we give them a little bit more time because
the impact of the damages may not be you know,
showing their head just yet and they may need a
little bit more time. So if your business in the
contiguous counties, and I can tell you what the contiguous
(18:42):
counties are, there would be Brook, Harrison, Marshall, I might
butcher this name, Maganagolia is Montgalia, Taylor, and Wetzel, Okay.
And in Ohio it would be Belmont and Jefferson. In
Pennsylvania be Washington County.
Speaker 3 (19:00):
Perfect.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
Well, I'm glad that I remember that We got that
in there because you're exactly right, because it might take
a quarter of business for that business to be able
to realize the impact of that business.
Speaker 7 (19:14):
No longer there and me i'am just one more thing.
If you want to know where.
Speaker 5 (19:18):
The addresses are and you need like directions to one
of the drcs, which is a disaster recovery center, download
the FEMA app because it will take you right there
where the disaster recovery centers are.
Speaker 7 (19:29):
All right, all right, thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (19:30):
Absolutely, John Frederick, public affairs specialist with the Small Business Administration,
Thank you very much for coming.
Speaker 3 (19:37):
In, sir.
Speaker 2 (19:38):
And don't forget those two locations are operational in the
city of Fairmont. Those application deadlines largely coming up on
September the twenty second.
Speaker 1 (20:01):
We are talking about your town. Now back to the
Talk of the town.
Speaker 2 (20:05):
Well, good Wednesday morning, fair skies of fifty six degrees
in the University city. This is Talk of the Town
on AM fourteen forty FM one oh four point five
w A Jr. In studio we have Javid Sayed, the
chairman of the Wisdom Academy.
Speaker 3 (20:22):
Good morning, sir, how are you?
Speaker 6 (20:24):
Good morning? Thank you so much I'm fine, and thank
you for inviting me.
Speaker 2 (20:28):
Absolutely, it's a pleasure to have you in Jevid. Now,
let's see there is has a little There's been a
lot of work done in order to get you to
the point that you've been able to open for classes
this semester. So let's start with the renovations. Give us
an idea of what you had to do to get
(20:48):
the former headquarters of Mont County Schools ready to go.
Speaker 6 (20:53):
Well, obviously you're to go in through a lot of changes.
The building had eighty four offices. Now there are fourteen classrooms,
an open area for children to do activities, board room,
and obviously offices for administration. We had to put in
a brand new sprinkler system to meet the requirements, and
(21:17):
we had to also asked to replace the fire alarm system. Okay, so,
and the entire flooring on each floor was replaced, brand
new flooring. A lot of renovations were done, so we're
there now. The school started on time as we were
(21:39):
planning to, and so it's good to see that all
the hard work that was put behind in making sure
that the school starts, it's nice to see that the
school is running now.
Speaker 3 (21:54):
Now when did classes start.
Speaker 6 (21:56):
The classes started on August eleventh.
Speaker 2 (21:59):
Okay, so that gives us nearly a month, and being
a user of South High Street in that area, I
guess just from my personal experience, I would say I
haven't really seen any additional traffic that would have normally
(22:20):
been there or what I may be experienced in August
of twenty twenty four.
Speaker 6 (22:27):
Yes, we have worked hard with the city to establish
or drop off and pick up time so that there
have been no issues at all. Okay, Visdam Academy classes
started at nine o'clock and end at four pm, So
this is just to make sure that there are no
problems with the timings and so and so forth. The
(22:50):
majority of students right the Wisdom Academy van. So we
have a van and for those who are dropped off,
staff meets them at the entrance they arrive, We take
care of the children, bring them into the buildings, then
go to the classrooms. So we haven't seen parents are
very happy. We invite parents to stop in to come
(23:11):
and see the classrooms, to see the place, and I
think we have a lot of positive response. The challenges
that were being discussed at one time that there will
be traffic issues and things like that, we haven't experienced
any of them at all. Okay, the parents come in,
we follow the directions that they follow the directions that
(23:34):
they were given. So I think overall, I haven't seen
much of a change either myself in the traffic patron
or any problems that that were being envisioned at one time. Okay,
so to that, and I think, to me, it's just
like a normal day now. Because of the difference start
(23:55):
and stop timings and so on and so forth, and
the traffic plan is being followed very carefully, I don't
think it has made much of a difference to any
traffic issues that were discussed at one time.
Speaker 3 (24:10):
Now, what is your enrollment at this point?
Speaker 6 (24:13):
We have at about fifty students right now, and the
enrollment is still open. Obviously, we understand that it takes
time for the world to go out. Parents call us,
they would like to come and see the place, and
they would like to come and visit the classrooms, they
would like to visit the teachers, and so and so forth.
And we're inviting everybody to come and see for themselves
(24:36):
as to where we are, what we have done, and
why we are different than just other schools.
Speaker 2 (24:42):
And I think one key difference would be your educational blueprint.
Speaker 3 (24:46):
Yes, can you tell us a little bit about that.
Speaker 6 (24:49):
Before I go to there. I just want to make
sure that you know that anybody interested in visiting the
school please do talk to over principal, doctor Harris, she
heads the school, doctor Dennis mcnaby, who is the vice principal.
It's extremely important that that they come and meet them.
(25:10):
We have an excellent staff, excellent teachers. We had two
weeks of solid training given to the teachers as well. Okay,
and so there's a lot to see. You know, when
you come in person, you're going to see actually what
kind of wonderful stuff we have and the depth of
knowledge they bring with them. As far as the educational
(25:33):
blueprint is concern, our education blueprint is to provide an
individualized educational to each student, one which addresses the unique
needs of our students. We are in the process of
testing all the students right now, our students and to
determine the areas of strength and the areas where help
is needed. Once all testing is complete, will develop the IPPs,
(25:59):
which is for each student, the individual performance Plan for Success. Obviously,
one of the big things we have in this plan
is that the parents are integral part of this whole thing. Okay.
One of the key things that the you know, parents
and teachers and students talk about, well, we don't know
(26:19):
what is going on in the school, but that is
not what we are doing. Our parents are involved. They
are going to be part of the meetings that we conduct.
They are going to be informed how the performance of
the child was and so and so forth, and it
is not you know, some of the children may be excelling,
the others may need help, and we are there to
(26:39):
provide that the parents are always involved in our quarterly
meetings so they know what is going on. We do
not want to see a parent that doesn't know what's
going on in the classroom. We want the parents to
be fully aware where the child is, what the strengths are,
what the weaknesses are, and they are being addressed.
Speaker 2 (26:58):
How much would it be wrong to call the I
P p S maybe an academic schedule as well as
a plan.
Speaker 6 (27:08):
It is, it is, it is both. It is something
that that we came up with. We want to make
sure that there are two things have to one the
involvement of parents. Two establishing as to where the child
is Okay, understanding what the needs of the child are.
(27:30):
The teacher knows what it is, the parents know what
it is. So we are moving together in in in
a team situation. That it is not it is. It
is the working together of the parents, the teachers, and
the child for the batterment and the improvement of the
(27:50):
child education. That's what we are trying to do. We
have a diverse faculty, we have a diverse community of
students that are coming in. Okay, So it is actually
what what I'm seeing right now is what we call
a global citizen. You know. That is where we are
right now that we are trying to provide different We
(28:12):
are welcoming all faiths, you know, all religions, everything. The
school is open to everyone. Okay. And and we try
to establish to make sure that I. P. P S
is the what you call the letter which you are
going to be using in order to make sure we
achieved what we have been talking about. Okay. Why is
(28:34):
it that that that Wisdom Academy is different?
Speaker 4 (28:39):
Okay?
Speaker 3 (28:41):
Excuse me? How could someone arrange a tour of the facility.
Speaker 6 (28:47):
Well, it's it's very easy. You can call us and
make an appointment, okay, or you can simply come in
and and uh, you know, see, I would like to
see the school. So the number to call is three
zero four for zero four three one three zero and
(29:08):
all parents have welcome. Any parents who wants to see
what it is, they are more than welcome to stop buying,
get a visit. We let the student, We let the
parents walk into the school to see for themselves. Then
we talk to them after they've experienced what is happening
in the class, how the teachers are involved, how the
students are involved in doing what they are doing.
Speaker 2 (29:28):
Javid say, it is the chairman of the Wisdom Academy.
It is on South High Street here in the city
of Morgantown, a charter school. And I guess, Javid, what
would you tell parents that are maybe thinking about what
they should do with their children in terms of a school.
Maybe they're not totally thrilled with where they're at now.
Speaker 6 (29:52):
Yeah, I think one of the things they need to
think about, which is what we are offering, is what
I'm calling choice education very important. Okay, you have a
choice now, you know what your child is, you know
what kind of challenges the child is facing. You as
a parent, if you're not very happy with where your
(30:14):
child is and you want to see improvements, this is
the time to come and explore. See who we are.
What is it that we have laid out, How are
we achieving it? You know we have Let's share something
with you. We have brought in something called Success for
All Okay, John Hopkins programs that has been totally researched.
(30:36):
Is established because literacy rate in the United States is
extremely poor right now, it is at its lowest in
last thirty five years. Okay, we have brought that program
into our school. Their trainers came and they trained the
teachers for a whole week. Okay, I'll give you an
example right now, right over neighbor in Ohio, Stupid Will
(30:59):
one of the schools, one of these schools that has
been using Success for All for over twenty years is
the best school when it comes to literacy, number one
school in the United States. Okay, So that says a
lot that we are thinking out of the box. Okay,
(31:20):
we are trying to see how we can help the
child where the weaknesses are. What is it? It doesn't
matter where the weakness is, where it's in math, whether
it's in literacy, whether it is in understanding, you know,
whether it's it's the children go through different phases. Okay,
(31:40):
it's extremely important for us to make sure what phase
they're going through where they need help. Are we there
to provide that help or not? And as long as
we are working as a team administration, teachers, parents and
students of course. Okay, I'm sure you're extremely successful. And
(32:01):
obviously this is the first year. This is a defining
year for us, mister mcademy is going to be defined
as to who we are, and you're looking forward to that,
and we look and I'm pretty sure that there are
challenges that come our way, you know, and we're going
to take those challenges by the whole. Okay, they're not
going to shy away from them.
Speaker 3 (32:21):
Give us your phone number once again, please.
Speaker 6 (32:25):
The phone number is three zero four four zero four
three one three zero, and you're also on the website, okay,
mister m academy wv dot org.
Speaker 2 (32:35):
Okay, perfect, Jevid, thank you very much for coming in
and let us stay in touch and do another update
in the future.
Speaker 6 (32:43):
Thank you so much. I really really appreciate your invitation.
I'm looking forward to be coming back again.
Speaker 3 (32:48):
Thank you, absolutely, thank you. Jovid.
Speaker 2 (32:51):
Well right now fair skys and fifty seven in the
University City. When we come back, we're going to speak
with Kyle Wiggs do a football preview. It's next on
Talk of the Town AM fourteen forty FM one oh
four point five WAJR.
Speaker 1 (33:23):
Join the conversation at one eight hundred seven sixty five
eight two fivey five.
Speaker 7 (33:28):
This is the Talk of the Town.
Speaker 3 (33:31):
Well good Wednesday morning.
Speaker 2 (33:33):
High school football returns to the air tomorrow night the
WVSSAC Kickoff Classic presented by the West Virginia Army National Guard.
Now that is Morgantown and Parkersburg at Pony Lewis Field.
That will be live on Metro News TV as well
in studio. Get a preview with Kyle Wicks. Kyle, good morning, sir.
Speaker 3 (33:56):
How are you.
Speaker 8 (33:57):
I'm well, good morning.
Speaker 2 (33:58):
It's a pleasure to have you on board. Okay, got
just a couple of minutes. What do we need to
be watching tomorrow?
Speaker 8 (34:04):
Okay, Well, you've got a Morgantown team that took a
step last year and almost knocked off a Spring Mills
team on the road that played for a state championship
for the first time so Morgantown was a vastly improved.
They improved last year as the season moved along, they
settled their quarterback situation, and that quarterback is back this year.
Speaker 3 (34:28):
Up talk a little bit about that course.
Speaker 8 (34:30):
Yeah, Mattox Twig is just a sophomore and a guy
who has a big arm and is also a tough,
physical runner, so a dual threat guy that runs this
offense particularly well, and he's already getting some attention from
colleges and he's just a sophomore. So that's good to know.
And Morgantown, I think we'll see them throw it more
(34:53):
than they have historically since coach Sean Buiser's been there,
because they've got the type of quarterback can do it
still out of the same offensive sets, but I think
you'll see a little bit more of a wide open
offense for Morgantown this year.
Speaker 3 (35:08):
Address that offensive line.
Speaker 8 (35:11):
Offensive offensive line is really good. They're big, and they've
got some experience, and they've got an experience running back
in Zaydan Lockett. So there's a lot of nice pieces
in place, and it looks like, you know, this might
be the year that Morgantown takes another step and you
know is considered maybe among the top five or six
(35:33):
teams in the classification. Last year they had to play
that that playoff game on the road at Spring Mills
after they won their first round game, they had to
go on the road. So you know, obviously if you
finish in the in the top few teams, then you
obviously get to stay home. So that's that's the goal
this year is to is to host multiple playoff games.
Speaker 2 (35:56):
Kick off is at seven o'clock tomorrow night. Who has
the cult.
Speaker 8 (35:59):
Well, Dave Wilson and John Holbriter will have the call
right here on WAJR Radio. And as you mentioned, it
is the WVSSAC Kickoff Classic on Metro News Television and
it'll be myself and Brad Howe and Joe Bricado on
the crew there. So you can watch it on Metro
News TV and whomever you prefer. You can listen leave
(36:20):
the sound up, or you can turn it down off
the TV and listen to Dave and John if you
want to hear the Morgantown Hometown broadcast on WAJAR.
Speaker 2 (36:30):
Okay, perfect, Kyle, thank you very much for coming in.
Really do appreciate it. We'll be back to wrap things
up on top of the town. AM fourteen forty FM
one O four point five W A Jr.
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