Wareham High School is among six schools in three districts that the state has chosen for its "accelerated repair program," which will provide funds to repair roofs, windows, and boilers in schools that are otherwise structurally sound.

The state will reimburse 68% of the cost of the projects which, in Wareham High's case, will be a roof replacement, said Principal Scott Palladino.

District leaders appeared before the Selectmen in April to get the OK to pursue the program, which Palladino says is not often offered by the Mass. School Building Authority.

"Four years ago was the last time they had a program like this," Palladino said. "You never know when something like this is going to come up."

The high school's gymnasium roof was repaired earlier this year, but Palladino explained that the rest of the 25-year-old roof has "outlived its life expectancy."

"It's pulling away from all the seams. There are holes everywhere. There are over a thousand patches on it," he said, noting that many organizations in addition to school groups use the school for meetings and events.

The process before workers get on the roof to do repairs is a long one. The district will need to get estimates and plans, the Mass. School Building Authority will have to approve the project itself, and Town Meeting voters will have to OK the spending of local dollars for the repairs.

But, Palladino says: "We're very excited. Hopefully, we can work with the superintendent and the town manager, and figure out how we can make this a reality."

The accelerated repair program is intended to "improve learning environments for children and teachers, reduce energy use, and generate cost-savings for districts," according to state officials.

In addition to Wareham High, four schools in the Dighton-Rehoboth district and an elementary school in Walpole were invited to participate in the program.

The Mass. School Building Authority partners with communities to support the design and construction of "educationally-appropriate, flexible, sustainable, and cost-effective public school facilities," according to the Authority.