Coram Deo Academy

Letter of Intent and Campus Development Plan
2005-2010

Coram Deo Academy has grown from its modest start in 1999 at one location to 743 students at three campuses, a average growth rate of 59 percent per year. In summer 2005, Coram Deo Academy embarked on a new phase of permanence by purchasing 15 acres in Flower Mound at 4900 Wichita Trail. The property includes a facility that is housing the Lower School students that will accommodate up to 180 students per day in 10 classrooms, representing a total part-time student enrollment of 360 (each student attends school ½ time). Plans are to move Upper School students to the property in June 2006, once temporary classrooms are rented and located on the site.

Temporary Modular Upper School

CDA will lease and site temporary buildings to house the upper school that are pleasingly sited and built to reflect the school’s desire for the Town of Flower Mound’s approach to quality development. This small complex will consist of two buildings, one with six classrooms, interior hallway and restrooms and one with three classrooms, school offices and an interior hallway, interconnected by a covered entry and deck. The exterior will consist of a stucco finish in neutral colors with a modified mansard roof, stained decks and handsome landscaping. Coram Deo Academy already began its capital campaign and campus master planning that will provide for permanent facilities to remove the temporary buildings by 2009 or 2010. The advantages of assembling all K-12 academic, artistic, athletic and administrative operations onto the new fifteen acre are manifold and we look forward to a smooth process for its accomplishment.

Phase One Campus Development 2006-2009/10

The goal of Phase One is to provide a permanent built environment to house all academic, artistic, athletic and administrative functions for the Flower Mound K-12 operation for several years or until additional enrollment requires expansion.

Build Upper (Logic) School and New Campus Entry

It would be desirable to build a new Upper School classroom facility with 12-14 classrooms and support space for 216-252 students per day and a part-time student enrollment of 432-504. The addition of this building would provide permanent facilities for all K-12 programming to support 396-432 students per day or a total student enrollment of 792-864 students. Currently 236 students are enrolled at Flower Mound Upper and 254 at Flower Mound Lower schools, so the facility improvements could accommodate a 64% or more increase in total enrollment at the Flower Mound campus. Building this facility would include construction of a new main campus entrance off of Wichita Trail.

Gymnasium and Assembly Space

Construct a 9,000 square foot gymnasium facility with competition grade flooring, boards, and collapsing bleachers. The facility could include a stage and be convertible to serve as an assembly space for 600. This could free the current gymnatorium for performing arts, assembly, and other uses.

It is also desirable to reconfigure the site to include recreation of practice fields suitable for use by all grade levels. The campus layout would adjust parking and drives to include a large space for a combination soccer/football field convertible for baseball/softball use.

Campaign Goals
Total Capital to Raise $1,000,000
Total Borrowed Capital $4,000,000
Total Project Cost $5,000,000

Use of Funds
$1.5 New gymnasium, assembly space and performing arts renovations
$2.0 New Upper School (Logic School) Building, new entry and recreation fields
$1.5 Refinance existing campus purchase and renovations

Timeline