Clayton News-Daily.com reports that the project, paid for from special purpose local sales tax money, includes a new gym, a new two-story wing and other improvements.
Evergreen Construction, the project's construction manager, says the upgrades to existing space will include improvements to the academic areas, administrative area, restrooms, student commons, media center, and Twelve Oaks Stadium.
The addition will include a new gym building, 25 classrooms for the 9th-grade academy, administrative areas, and support spaces for the students.
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education forAmerican School & Universitysince 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.
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