Flooring was added to the new addition’s hallways this week. Since Notre Dame moved the lower division to Pontiac, there has been a 45% increase in enrollment at the Jr.K-5th grade facility, according to school officials.
“The tile floor in the hallway was completed yesterday and, subject to an electrical inspection next week, the drop ceilings will be installed throughout the building soon after,” said Julie Frakes, Notre Dame’s facility manager. “Plus, the new lockers have already been delivered to the construction company and should be installed hopefully very soon.”
Each of the six new classrooms in the addition are the same size as its current classrooms, with an additional restroom and entrance/exit included as part of the $1.1 million expansion, which was begun in late summer.
School officials said the plan is to start moving into the new facility during the first few weeks in March.
Notre Dame’s lower division moved in 2013 from its original location in Waterford to the current facility on the school’s main campus in Pontiac. Since then, it has experienced substantial growth in enrollment and its 12 classrooms will grow to 18 when the new addition is completed.
The division educates students in junior-kindergarten through grade 5.
The project team for the new classroom addition includes Anderson Eckstein and Westrick, Inc., and Frank Rewold and Son Inc.
Like the original 12 classrooms. the lower division’s new classrooms will be carpeted and feature state-of-the-art HVAC and IT. The expansion will add a total of six new classrooms, restrooms and a new entrance/exit to the south end of the building.
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Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." The Marist Fathers and Brothers sponsor NDPMA's Catholic identity and manages its educational program. Notre Dame is accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.