Abbott Elementary

The teachers are back for development week, a time to prepare for the upcoming year; Janine is determined to start the year off right and leave her problems at home; Ava runs a side hustle out of the school parking lot.

Stars: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James
Director(s): Randall Einhorn
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson

Janine is determined to make Abbott Elementary look just as good as a new charter school; Gregory goes out of his way to avoid Barbara; Ava hosts an event to help decide what to do with the rest of the funds from the grant.

Stars: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James
Director(s): Randall Einhorn
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Brian Rubenstein, Ava Coleman

A travelling storytelling troupe Jacob used to be in visits Abbott Elementary for a day of education and entertainment; Melissa struggles with the new normal of her combined second and third grade class.

Stars: Isai Devine
Director(s): Jay Karas
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Jordan Temple

After Gregory sends a disruptive student to the principal's office, he discovers the kids actually enjoy spending supposed disciplinary time with Ava; Melissa invites Janine over to her house to teach her how to cook.

Director(s): Shahrzad Davani
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Brittani Nichols

Janine is thrilled to help introduce a new beverage to the cafeteria, but it ends up causing unexpected consequences; Melissa clashes with her new aide, Ashley, who brings more disruption than help to the classroom.

Stars: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James
Director(s): Jay Karas
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Ava Coleman

A student steals a bag of candy meant to be given out to the kids at the end of the day and starts distributing it during school hours; Janine is invited to a Halloween party by an old friend and starts to reconsider her personal life.

Stars: Erika T. Johnson, Masen Pinnock, Marvin L. Winans III
Director(s): Shahrzad Davani
Writer(s): Kate Peterman, Quinta Brunson

The teachers are appalled after seeing a commercial in support of charter schools criticizing Abbott Elementary; Janine and Gregory talk about Janine's relationship with Tariq.

Stars: Serenity Reign Brown, Erika T. Johnson, Levi Mynatt
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Justin Tan

When the eighth grade science class participates in an egg drop activity, Janine insists her second grade class join in; Barbara is shocked at the clothing one of her student's parents wears.

Stars: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Joya McCrory

Janine is out sick for the day, so Ava grows desperate and must step in to help out; Barbara and Melissa revel in the quieter-than-normal teacher's lounge.

Stars: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Riley Dufurrena

Janine is convinced by a friend to go to a popular hookah club where she runs into unexpected colleagues; Jacob crashes Barbara and Melissa's traditional holiday dinner and in the process begins to learn the true meaning of Christ...

Stars: Savannah Austin, Julia Llamas
Writer(s): Brian Rubenstein, Quinta Brunson

Competition heats up between Melissa and Janine as their classrooms vie to win the read-a-thon pizza party. Meanwhile, Jacob and Gregory join forces to get their student-podcasting club off the ground.

Stars: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Garrett Werner

Two of Janine's students aren't getting along, leading her to seek advice from her colleagues on how to help repair their friendship; Melissa and Ava plot to bring down Mr. Johnson in fantasy football.

Stars: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James
Director(s): Melissa Kosar
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Jordan Temple

Barbara organizes a candy-selling fundraiser to raise money for a school field trip to the science museum; when sales don't go as planned, Ava steps in to teach the students new, unconventional selling tactics.

Stars: Dillion Blake Allen
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Brittani Nichols

The Abbott teachers discuss their relationships and plans for Valentine's Day; Janine finds out one of her students has a crush on her; Ava sits in on Jacob's Black History class after receiving a complaint.

Stars: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson

Barbara's candle accidentally starts a small fire in the teacher's lounge, and a counselor suggests that she might not be handling the aftermath well; Melissa rekindles her childhood dream of being a firefighter.

Stars: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson

Staff members head to the Pennsylvania Educational Conference; Gregory reluctantly attends after a disagreement with Amber; Jacob finds himself charmed by the Addington teachers.

Stars: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Kate Peterman

Jacob secures a visit from a mural arts program for his students; Barbara and Melissa learn parents are petitioning to turn Abbott into a charter school.

Stars: Daphne Rey
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Joya McCrory

On Teacher Appreciation Day, the district gives Abbott two courtside tickets to a 76ers game and the teachers must decide who deserves them; Janine invites the teachers to her house for game night and her sister, Ayesha, comes to meet.

Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Morgan Murphy

Abbott Elementary rallies together to fight the threat from Legendary Charter Schools; Ava pitches a festival to draw parents to school and collect their signatures for a petition, but Draemond shows up with the intention of derailing the event.

Stars: Zakai Biagas Bey, Ambrit Millhouse
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Brian Rubenstein

Gregory is named Educator of the Year; Janine deals with a difficult student; it is revealed that Barbara hasn't completed her teaching requirements.

Stars: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Jordan Temple

Janine's plan for a Memorial Day weekend solo trip is derailed when her mother shows up unannounced asking for help; Gregory notices his colleagues are great at small talk and realizes he needs to brush up on his people skills.

Stars: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James
Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Ava Coleman

Abbott Elementary takes a field trip to the Franklin Institute; Gregory is eager to spend time with a reluctant Janine; Ava teaches the students about aliens, which leads to chaos.

Writer(s): Quinta Brunson, Brittani Nichols