JOSEPH — Joseph Charter School’s gymnasium will not have to be demolished to be restored in the wake of a Jan. 18 fire.

Superintendent Lance Homan said Tuesdayt the district has received an engineer’s report assessing the damage.

“It looks like the beams were not compromised,“ he said.

But the gym’s interior will have to be gutted and rebuilt. That includes the basketball court and bleachers on the ground floor and the weight room and wrestling facilities on the upper floor. But the building’s structural integrity is sound.

At present, the school’s cafeteria still is being cleaned, as are some classrooms. Then work will begin removing the charred portions of the gym and cleaning it before construction can begin.

Homan said he does not have a timeline for completion of the work, which may not be finished by the time school starts in the fall.

“That would be ideal, but we really don’t know at this point,“ he said. “Maybe as we get closer to summer, we’ll have a better idea.“