The historical Everett Educational Center, which houses School Department offices, is in need of more than $125,000 in repairs after Hurricane Sandy ripped off part of the building's facade and gutter in October, revealing rotting rafters.

With no money in the budget to fund repairs -- and with more likely down the road due to the age of the building -- Superintendent Dr. Barry Rabinovitch is planning to rescind his August letter to the Board of Selectmen, which asked that the town take back control of the Ethel E. Hammond School in Onset.

Rabinovitch now plans to use the Hammond School for the Everett offices, as well as other uses.

"At this point, I don't have $125,000 to spend on repairing the building," Rabinovitch told the School Committee on Wednesday. The Hammond School is "in better condition. I think it's a better building as far as what we can use it for immediately, as well as in the future for educational purposes."

The Everett Educational Center also has flooding issues, with water coming through the foundation and through the roof, Rabinovitch said.

Budget cuts and the July failure of a Proposition 2½ override -- a permanent property tax increase that would have provided funds for the School Department in the first year -- prompted the closure of the Hammond School this year. The district was slated to save more than $55,000 with the closure.

Noting that the school is quite larger than the Everett building, Rabinovitch said: "I am hoping that we may be able to get some renters to help with the overhead."

The superintendent said that outside educational agencies have previously expressed interest in renting a portion of the building.

Additionally, Community and Economic Development Authority Director Salvador Pina is exploring how the building might be used for community development purposes.

Rabinovitch said he won't immediately be asking the town to instead take control of the Everett Educational Center. He hopes to discuss the building's future with the town's Historical Commission.

The Everett Educational Center was built in 1918. It has served as a high school, a kindergarten center, an alternative school, and has housed offices in most recent decades, Rabinovitch said.