שנה חדשה מתחילה בבית הספר היסודי אבוט, וג'נין להוטה יותר מתמיד.

גרגורי אובד עצות כאשר ילדים מתחילים לבלות בכיתה שלו במהלך ארוחת הצוהריים.

לאחר שתלמיד נתפס מעשן, סגל בית הספר היסודי אבוט מתכנס כדי לעדכן את מדיניות הסמים.

כאשר מקהלת הכנסייה של ברברה משתמשת באולם ההתעמלות לחזרות, אווה שמה לב למתחים בקרב חברי המקהלה.

ג'נין עומדת בראש תוכנית פיילוט להבאת ספרן לבית הספר אבוט.

Ava and Gregory are invited to speak on a panel about public schools. Elsewhere, the other teachers must complete CPR training, and Janine faces challenges securing district approval for her librarian extension program.

Jacob is shocked when he finds out his colleagues are not invested in his frequent email messages and haven’t even been writing their own replies. Meanwhile, Gregory turns to Janine for help with a former student.

Ava Fest is back, and with the help of the teachers, Ava’s set on outdoing last year by any means necessary. After Janine accepts the offer for a full-time position at the district, she just has to check off one last thing to make it official.

Two teachers head out on a double date, but when they run into familiar bar patrons, it proves to be an unfortunate distraction. At Ava’s first book club meeting, the group ends up in a debate over who would be the best post-apocalyptic leader.

Barbara invites Gregory to her family’s Mother’s Day brunch. Jacob scrambles to figure out how to organize a school field trip.

Jacob manages to pull off a schoolwide field trip to the park; however, when Abbott must share the playground, the fun and games turn competitive. Elsewhere, Mr. Johnson enjoys having an empty school to himself.

It’s the last day of school! Ahead of summer vacation, Janine throws the perfect end-of-year party for her colleagues and friends, taking all their interests into consideration.