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State invites Barnstable into roof repair program
What happened
The Massachusetts School Building Authority voted October 29, 2025 to invite Barnstable into its Accelerated Repair Program to study roof replacements at Barnstable High School and Barnstable Intermediate School, both of which have roofs over 20 years old. On November 5, 2025 the School Committee approved paying for the required feasibility and schematic-design study at each school, the first step toward state-funded construction.
Why it matters to families
A new roof for two of the district's largest schools could be partly paid for by the state instead of entirely by local taxpayers, but only if Barnstable meets the program's tight deadlines: it must show it can fund the design study by February 2026 and get a local vote authorizing the money by March 2026, or lose its spot in the program.
The evidence
The MSBA's October 29, 2025 invitation letter sets out the roofing criteria and deadlines, and the November 5, 2025 agenda lists the committee's votes to appropriate feasibility and schematic-design funds for both schools.
The source
MSBA Accelerated Repair Program invitation letter, October 29, 2025See the full record for Barnstable Public Schools.
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