Grant Wood AEA In Cedar Rapids June 2008 Flood
Grant Wood AEA's main office is closed due to flooding in Cedar Rapids. Although the one foot of muddy water in our building has caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, we are fortunate compared to many others. Many businesses and homes will be total losses. Several Grant Wood AEA staff had houses in the flooded areas.
Flood waters receded Saturday, June 14 and Grant Wood administration had a disaster recovery company hired by Sunday evening. They started removing carpet at 7:30 Monday morning. We have relocated all first floor staff to our 33rd street facility or other locations. The media center and printshop will be set up in "cleaned areas" of our building for "limited services" by mid-July.
We hope to have second floor staff back in our building during August and first floor staff back in October. Servers and phones are now working.
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| During the Flood | |
 Aerial View Grant Wood AEA located on left side middle of the photo. m |
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 As Close As We Could Get! m |
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| After the Flood | |
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 Administration Hallway m |
 Water on AV Cart Shelf |
 Conference Center |
 Conference Center South Hall m |
 Water Level on Easelm |
 Van Garage m |
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 Media Collections mM |
 Close Up of Mud Are Those Worms? Yes... m |
 Roses Survive Above Crest m |
| Disaster Recovery | |
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 Giant Air Conditioner m |
 Staff Helping Empty the Building m |
 Drying Out m |
 Conference Area m |
 Large Air Conditioner m |
 Debris and Ventilation m |
 Power Generators m |
 Blowers and Large Vent m |
 Ready to be cleaned m |
 Drying Out m |
 Cleaning m |
 Drying m |
 Waiting to be Cleaned m |
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| Recovery | |
 Storage in Administration Area m |
 Boardroom will become temporary Teacher Work Room m |
 Business Office - HR m |
 Conference Center will become temporary Media Center m |
| Construction (Coming Soon) | |
