I am not sure what a “state k-12 network” is. I don’t think such a thing exists in NJ.

I have looked at our budgets, IT is almost a rounding error out of the $25 million/year.

Most of the “synergy” of combining schools is supposed to come out of reduced administrative personnel.

Except that never happen. Quite the opposite - administration swells and the combined regional district ends up costing more.