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Alvin ISD describes 8-day recovery to reopen Walt Disney Elementary after tornado damage
Summary
Alvin ISD officials detailed emergency response, donations and a temporary relocation that allowed Walt Disney Elementary to reopen in eight days after a Dec. 28 tornado damaged the campus.
Superintendent Nelson said the Alvin Independent School District reopened Walt Disney Elementary at an alternate campus eight days after a Dec. 28 tornado damaged the Walt Disney building, praising staff, contractors and donors for a rapid recovery.
The district moved students and staff into the former Alvin Elementary campus (referred to in meeting remarks as “Disney 2”) while the damaged building on Mustang Road was secured and assessed. "We had to accomplish a summer's worth of work in 8 days," Superintendent Nelson said. "It was a collective effort, and we could not have done it without the relationships that we built over time with contractors."
The relocation was organized immediately after the storm, with district operations, BELFOR (restoration contractor), the City of Alvin and volunteers assisting to clean, repair and prepare the temporary site. The superintendent described work that included cleaning, painting, installing access points and…
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