School In-plants Achieve Straight-A Performance

The in-plant is able to do this because it was set up to be run as a business within the district. It has an independent financial statement, pays its own utility and equipment costs and owns its own building. Morin is even able to offer an incentive bonus to his team; they can receive up to 2 percent of their salary if the in-plant meets its financial goals. So far, the shop has reported double-digit average annual growth for the past decade. Contributing to this success, Morin says, are the in-plant's fast turnaround, its ability to keep up with technology and its marketing efforts.