 He immediately had the church basement divided into classrooms, and hired three lay instructors.In 1920 he received permission to construct a new school, and contacted the Mother Superior of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) for permission to have three nuns teach at the new school.In 1921, with the construction of the school building complete, the nuns began teaching 130 students in grades 1 through 8.