School officials are looking for support from the town to pursue state aid for two capital projects at Decas Elementary School.

School Business Manager Michael MacMillan and Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Shaver-Hood appeared before Selectmen Tuesday night to discuss repairs to the Decas school roof and replacement of the old boilers.

MacMillan said he aims to get the project in the accelerated repair program of the Massachusetts School Building Authority, a program that reimburses the town up to 68 percent of the project costs. That is the same program used for the Wareham High School roof repair when Town Meeting voted for the project last spring. The state covered $1.8 million of the $2.7 million price tag for that project.

MacMillan said the east corridor roof at Decas has had multiple patches put up over the last 15 years and has constant leaks. He also said that Decas uses two original boilers that are as old as the school itself. He said they are both beyond their useable lifetime, are leaky and are not energy efficient. Repairs to the boilers would be about $17,500, according to MacMillan, but the schools would much rather be able to replace them with more reliable and efficient units.

MacMillan said that the first step in the process is getting a vote of confidence by the School Committee and Selectmen. After that, if the project is chosen by the MSBA, a feasibility study would need to be conducted and the project would likely again go before town officials and Town Meeting.

Selectman Judith Whiteside said that since Decas is the site that MEMA and Lt. John Walcek are looking to use as a shelter in the event of an emergency, the project would be beneficial to the entire community.

Selectman Alan Slavin said that because the item wasn't on the agenda, the board would wait until next week to take a vote.