School In-plants Achieve Straight-A Performance

Insourcing Brings in Cash

One of the ways Morin's shop brings in revenue is through insourcing from other districts and non-profit groups. In fact, 67.3 percent of school district in-plants do some insourcing, according to an exclusive IPG survey. It has proved lucrative for Houston Independent School District, among others. Blakely says the in-plant generated $339,000 this way in 2004, and he expects that to grow to $620,000 this year, primarily due to a large contract with the city of Houston.