Uhhh, what part of this did you willfully fail to understand?  "Not to mention yearly O&M costs, staffing."  I"m guessing all of it.

Sad to say BOE/DOE has willfully failed to maintain our schools to standards. Hence the tens of millions in backlogged maintenance, termite issues, electrical problems, on and on and on. Many of our schools like like 7th world at best, run down, dilapidated. 

Again sad to say educational bureaucrats have one and only one priority. Taking care of #1. Higher pensions and undeserved pay raises and bonuses are their standard. Failing to lead by example.