School In-plants Achieve Straight-A Performance

While this seems to work for Richmond County's 59 schools, it's a far cry from the business model at Colorado Springs District 11. Morin feels a no-chargeback method could be dangerous for an in-plant, especially if enrollment declines.

"I just don't want to be in the position of having to rely on someone else or the general fund to subsidize the operation," he says.