Spencer, Iowa (RI) — An elementary school in Spencer that was significantly damaged by flooding in June of 2024 is reopening for classes this fall.
Fourth-grade teacher Jan Mummert says that after spending all of the previous school year in temporary quarters, it was a big moment to walk into the building.
Kaetlyn Minkle is another returning 4th-grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary in Spencer, and she’s thrilled with her classroom.
The building’s structure was not damaged, but anything that was exposed to flood water or absorbed the water had to be removed. The wooden gymnasium floor in the school and nearly 150 doors are among the things that had to be replaced. The initial cost estimate for the project was over five million dollars.
