Originally posted Barrie Examiner
St. Joseph’s Catholic High School will undergo a major renovation this fall.
The $2.4-million retrofit for the Catholic school on Cundles Road East will begin this summer.
“We are looking forward to getting this project underway,” said director of education Brian Beal. “These updates to St. Joseph’s will help bring the school up to the exceptional standard we have in our other Catholic high schools in Barrie.
“I know the students and staff will both benefit greatly from this renovation,” he added.
Several building components at the school will be updated including roofing, lighting, the boiler and HVAC, painting and new lockers.
The front entrance to the school will also be enhanced.
The school will also benefit from new program-specific spaces to meet the requirements of the current high-school curriculum. Students will receive specialty rooms for music, dance/drama and math as well as updating the special education area.
A safe schools modification will be made to the front office that will enable staff to monitor the main entrance and corridor.
Another safety feature will be the installation of corridor doors so community access to the school after hours will be restricted to defined areas within the school.
In addition to these changes, there will be more meeting room space to accommodate school and board needs.
Additional parking will also be made available.
The last addition and retrofit took place in 2001.
The project will get underway immediately and with the work expected to be finished in December 2013.
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