All language subtitles for Abbott Elementary s04e14 District Budget Meeting.eng

I know you're
standing behind me.

Hey. So, did you
see my e-mail

about asking for a water heater
at the district meeting

so that we can start actually
washing our hands in hot water

and I can regain the color
in my fingertips?

Ugh! Get those cold paws
out of my face.

I don't read e-mails
before 1:00 p.m.

Tomorrow is the annual
district budget meeting,

where schools plead
their case to the school board

to receive funding,
blah, blah, blah.

But thanks to the golf course,
or should I say thanks to me

and my black belt in blackmail,

we actually have what we need
for a change.

So now we get to ask
for the finer things in life--

like hot water.

Look. It's really
not that big of an ask.

Just one late bus
twice a week

for my Goofballs
and the step team.

Yes.
Ava, the kids need two-ply toilet paper.

And I don't want to say why,
but we all know why.

Okay. No. Ava. Some of
the kids, they've never seen a live fish,

so we need to a-carry-them
to the aquarium.

Yeah, but you're
wasting your time.

Yeah. School board
says "no" to everything.

Sometimes there's a school
they say yes to.

Remember when they gave
Franklin West

all those
double-sided erasers?

That was huge.

The Great Erasening...
Mm-hmm.

It's a crapshoot.

You never know what's
gonna get them to say yes.

Well, this year,
my presentation is on point,

so I'm asking
for all of it.

I did the Ed Talk
for them,

and whilst doing
that very gracious favor

that they owe me for,
I learned how to speak

fluent District.

Mm! "Equity.
Action item."

Hm.

"Deliverables.

Academic rigor.
KPIs."

What the hell's
a KPI?

Let's "circle back"
on that.

Ohh!
Barbara: Impressive.

[ Maker's "Hold'em" playing ]

?

Oh, are you
two lovebirds

making plans for
the holiday tomorrow?

Oh. T-Tomorrow.
What is tomorrow?

Is it President's Day?

Hm. What's tomorrow,
Gregory?

Gregory:
You know, I'm not sure,

but you tryin' to
kick it, my guy?

I don't know. It's an
ordinary day to me, playboy.

We're kidding.

Yeah, we know
it's Valentine's Day.

Didn't buy tickets.
Don't want to see the show.

Janine: Well, it's our
first Valentine's Day

together as a couple.

We usually go hard
for our holidays.

But for some reason,
the school board decided

to schedule the district budget
meeting on the same day.

Yeah, and we're
gonna be exhausted,

so we figured we'd just chill
at my place for V-Day.

Watch a nice rom-com.
Yeah. Low stakes.

No steaks. Although,
I would like a burger.

[ Chuckles ]

We can get you
a burger.

Aww.

He's such a provider.

So, what improvements
to society

did the second Industrial
Revolution bring about?

RJ, hit me.

Better ways
of communicating.

Yes! Great!

Also tech advances.
Railroad expansion.

[ Jacob exhales sharply ]

Are you crying?

[ Bell rings ]

Um, have a great rest
of your day, everyone.

[ Chatter ]

Hey, Mr. C. That's cool
you started a club for RJ.

Well, thank you, Andrew.

But I want
a club for me.

Yeah. RJ's not the only one
with problems at home.

I want a club, too.

Okay. That's alarming,
but fair.

Um, well, w-what are you
interested in?

Gardening, hopefully.

I don't know.
You tell me.

Isn't that, like, your job
to figure out what I like?

No. My job
is to teach history.

That's your whole job?

I will see
what I can do.

Then get on it.

Chop chop, bitch.

What did I say
about calling me bitch?

Shh...
Barbara: Alright.

District bingo, anyone?

- Yes.
- The boxes contain

district platitudes
and Abbott certainties.

Janine: Oh.

"We'll do our best
to accommodate."

Yeah, you really nailed
that district B.S.

Just reading it makes me
want to slap the hell out of somebody.

Oh. "Melissa
threatens violence."

Hey. I've got that.

I got one.
[ Laughs ] Yeah.

Ohh! Hey, yo!

Watch it, Stick Stickly!

What are you
looking at, SpongeBob?

- Ohh!
- Hey. Hey!

He was teacher
of the year.

Not last year, but, like,
a couple years ago.

Janine: Yeah.
Can it, Tommy Pickles!

Janine: Oh, my God!
Melissa: Okay.

Why does she watch
so much Nickelodeon?

Oof.
It is tense in here.

Uh-oh!
The Big Teaguesssss!

Hey, Manny.

It's Gregory Eddie!

I hear you two
are an item now.

I love that.
You have my blessing.

Ohh.

Jacob Hill!
Come on, man!

[ Laughs ]
Mrs. Howard.

Ms. Schemmenti.
Oh, this is gonna take forever.

Um, I'm gonna go get
a smoothie from next door.

Okay. Can you get
me an "Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away"?

Oh, and get me one
of the strawberry ones

with the coco puffs.

Cacao nibs.
Right.

Yeah.

Crystal Ruh-Ruh-Ruh-Riley!

Crystal:
Ohh! [ Laughs ]

Oh! well, well, well!
Look who's here!

Well.
Hey, soror.

You sound surprised for
someone who just texted me,

"See you soon, soror,"
but, okay. Hey, girl.

Mwah! Mwah!

Enough with
the pleasantries.

I am clocked in at
the locked-in factory,

and I'm about to take all
of the district's money

for Liberty Rings.

Well, how will you
get anything

when I'm gonna get it all
for Abbott? [Laughs]

Make it make sense.

[ Laughs ]
Honestly, truly,

I am rooting for you.

I sincerely hope
there's something left

for dusty old Abbott
after I go...

seventh.

[ Onlookers gasp ]

That's right.

That's right.
We got the best spot.

Lucky number seven,

the one right before
the 15-minute break.

They always throw someone
a bone in that spot...

so that people will come back
with a little bit of hope.

Well, I don't need hope

because I'm locked in
at the clock factory.

And guess what.
There's no key.

[ Beep ]
Woman: Attention. What?

The meeting is starting
in one minute.

Oh! Alright.
Let's go.

[ Cellphone dings ]
Oh, oh, oh, oh. Hold on.

I got a voice note
from Gregory.

Might be a smoothie
emergency.

Because you know what?
I'm not allergic to apple. Bye.

But I've kind of got this
thing where my tongue...

Gregory:
Hey, so, the smoothie you ordered has a different name.

What was in it again?
You know what?

Never mind. I'll just, uh--
I'll surprise you.

I gotta go. I'm up. Okay.

I love you...

Did he just tell me
he loves me for the first time?!

In a voice note?

So if you could please consider
our request for windows.

I miss the sunlight,
and the children do, too.

Woman: We'll have to
examine that.

- Avaaa Coleee--
- stop.

I heard Liberty Rings
got the seventh spot

even though I volunteered
to do that Ed Talk,

not out of the kindness
of my heart.

Look, the district really
appreciated that talk,

and we know that
it's been a while

since Abbott's walked out
with anything at these meetings,

so, between you and me,
the superintendent

set aside a nice chunk
of money for you.

You could sleepwalk up there
and wake up with a bag.

Speaker:
...possibly get some textbooks

that make it past
the Civil Rights Era.

I feel like it might help
with some of

the racial tension
in the school.

We'll take a look
at that.

Ha! "We'll take a look
at that." Got it.

Are you cheating?

How am I cheating?
You made these.

You know, people say
you can't be good at bingo.

Tell that to my cards.

What are you
smiling about?

Well...
[ Chuckles ]

Hm...

[ Sighs ]

Ohh! Hello.

Hi. Oh, my God.
What, this?

Call me Scrappy-Doo 'cause
I got a mystery on my hands.

Do you mind listening
to this voice note

that Gregory left me while
he was getting smoothies

and tell me what you think
he says at the end?

Okay.
Gotta go. I'm up.

Okay. I love you...

Sounds to me like
he said, "I love food."

Mm-hmm.

Sure. Yeah.
For sure.

Um, it just--
I thought

it sounded like
he said, "I love you,"

but that'd be weird
to say for the first time

in a voice note, right?

Yeah, that would
definitely be weird.

Although,
that young man

notoriously
does not love food.

No, he doesn't.

Mnh-mnh.
Right?

Maybe he said,
"I love boots."

What kind of footwear
does he sport?

Um, I'm trying to think,
but I-I honestly can't

remember anything
about him below the knees.

Ooh! That reminds me!
What?

Oh-oh-oh!
What?

"Janine needs help
with something silly."

Ha! I got the corners,
baby! Yes!

Right. If we could
focus on this.

I just want to know
what you think.

Oh. Hello, ladies.
You don't know me. Woman: Hi.

But would you mind
weighing in on a voice note?

Of course,
we don't need sporks,

but it doesn't hurt to ask.

Or I guess it does.

"Principal cries."

Yeah, people are really
starting to lose it.

And I'm not gonna lie--

it feels good to not
have to worry this year.

I know. I can't believe
Manny told Ava

that they set
aside money for us. I know.

You know, I was actually
thinking about asking Ava

if we could request money
for more clubs.

What do we need
more clubs for?

You and Gregory
got big plans

to help two to six
more students?

Actually, yesterday,
some of the kids,

they were asking me
if I could help them

find something
they're passionate about,

you know, kind of like
I did with RJ.

Okay. So who's gonna
run all these clubs? You?

That's like another
full-time job

on top of your
already full-time job.

It's like an overtime job.

It's too many jobs!
Yeah, I--

Please! We must
have absolute silence

and be respectful
to the people here.

Request denied.

Next up,
looks like we have

Liberty Rings
Elementary.

Crystal: Excuse me.

Hm. Ah.

Watch and learn, soror.

Good luck, babe!

You know, I always
thought he would tell me he loved me,

like, using a plant
or something.

But using his words?
H-He's such a wild card.

Did you happen to catch anyone
saying "low-hanging fruit"?

It's a critical square.
[ Door opens ]

- No.
- Okay.

So, apparently they
changed all the names

for Valentine's Day, so
hopefully I got this right. Okay.

Here is your
"Apple Of My Eye." Thank you.

Here is your
strawberry and cacao nib

"I Love You" with
extra love, a.k.a. nibs.

Um, aren't those
festive names!

More like confusing. Took
me a second to realize

"Be Still My Beeting Heart"
was my go-to.

Ironically the opposite of
what beets do for the heart.

Yeah. No.
Super confusing.

Barbara: Yeah.
[ Gregory sighs ]

Oh. Hey.
You're full-time now?

For almost a year.
We were just venting

about how terrible
the district is. Yeah.

Seems like nobody
gets what they want.

Seriously. Five years ago,
our school's roof caved in.

Instead of fixing it,
they had a counselor

come in once a week
to deal with

the emotional burden
of not having a roof.

Apparently, they were
like, "I know you feel a dank draft, kid,

but how does that dank draft
make you feel?"

Uh, dank! The hell?!

Yeah. Wow. That's--
That's interesting.

Wait. So the counselor
came once a week?

Our school turned
into a drop-top.

That's what
you're focused on?

No. Yeah. That is--
Pfft. That is wild.

[ Chuckles ]

District sucks!

Sorry.

So, with that,
I ask the board

to grant us
these basic necessities.

And to quote Amanda Gorman,

"For there is always light

if only we're brave enough
to see it...

if only we are
brave enough to be it."

[ Applause ]

- Oh, yeah.
- Oh, wasn't that lovely?

- That was good.
- Corny ass.

Hm. That was an
impressive presentation.

But... highly unlikely.

We'll circle back.

Let's reconvene
in 15 minutes.

Oof. Wow.

"Highly unlikely"
and"we'll circle back."

That's a double whammy.
Yeah.

And also double squares.
I'm one away.

One away!
- You got one? - Yeah, I got one.

Hey. So, about that counselor
that you mentioned.

Oh, my G-- You know, you
Abbott people are weird.

All the teachers
talk about it.

Right. Right. Well--
[ Chuckles ] Unh!

Anyways, um, can you
tell me more about, like, how it works?

She comes once a week,
which is nowhere

near enough to get
anything real done.

The line is always
out the door.

And the district would
never pay for more days.

Yeah. That's, um...

Awesome! Good talk!

[ Laughs ]
Liberty Rings got smoked!

[ Laughs ]

I'm gonna go kick Crystal
while she's down.

Richard: I'm really sorry,
but it's okay.

We will get them
next year.

That's what we've been saying
for the last three years.

I know. I'm trying
to stay positive. They are up there

hoarding resources

while our kids
are sharing books,

taking turns
doing the homework.

I don't know how I'm gonna
go back into the school

and tell everybody I didn't
get anything for the kids.

[ Sighs ]

I just-- I really thought
we had it this time.

If it helps, you know,
no one really got anything.

Watch out for the Ava-lanche
rolling through,

getting resources,
knocking down houses.

Come on!

Hm. You know
what I love?

I don't use this word
often.

I love when they add
just a pinch of salt

to balance out
the flavors.

God. I just love that.
You love that.

That's great.
That's good stuff!

Jacob:
There you are! Hey.

What do you think about
asking Ava for a counselor?

Oh. Is this instead
of your request

for a Pan-African
flag?

Well, in an ideal world,
we would get both,

but, yes, yes.

I really think a counselor,
like, 2 or 3 times a week,

you know, giving
individualized attention,

it could change
the trajectory of some of our students' lives.

I mean, don't you think
that's worth pursuing?

I mean, I could use some
support with the Goofballs.

I know they look up
to me, but I don't have all the answers they need.

The world is so different
from when I was a kid.

Yeah. The older girls
who come talk to me,

they got some real stuff
they're dealing with,

and I don't know what half
the words they're saying mean.

Gyatt?

See?
Melissa gyatts it.

No. Just-- No.

Yeah, but a counselor
that many times a week

would be almost as expensive
as our entire list,

so Ava's not gonna
go for that.

Yeah. No. She'd kill you.
Janine: Yeah.

Maybe we'll get lucky
next year.

Guys, guys, so much
can happen in a year.

Haven't you seen "Rent"? Okay?
We can't sit on our hands.

This-- This is our year.

I'm sorry, man, but
I just don't know what else

we could do
at this point.

Well, on the bright side,
we can all mark off

"Jacob gives
an impassioned speech."

Janine: Oh, yeah. Nice.
Okay.

I already marked mine when
I was still set on the flag

and I was explaining what
the colors black, green, and red represent.

- Was it to a Black person?
- Yes.

Barb, you should have put
"Jacob explains an element

of Black culture"
on here.

[ Gasps ]
Maybe next time.

Hey. Ava.

Jacob, not now.

No. Totally.
But, um...

Oh, hey, actually,
do you think, um,

I could give
the presentation for you?

I would love some face time
with the district.

And, uh, it's in the bag,
right? So what's the harm?

Before we hear
from the next school,

a reminder--
get to the point.

Less pomp,
no circumstance.

Okay?

Yeah. Go ahead.

Wait. Really?
Yeah.

They said we could sleepwalk
up there and get the money,

so march your
squirrel ass up there

and go get our nut.

Okay.

Ava: It doesn't even matter
what you say up there

or what you need
or how much you prepare.

Just how much the district
decides they like you that year.

Next up, Abbott Elementary.

[ Clears throat ]

Hello. distinguished
school-board members.

My name is Jacob Hill,

and I am a teacher
at Abbott Elementary.

Um...

I'm gonna
cut to the point.

We don't need currently

some of the
material things

that the other schools
are asking for today.

The students at our school
are each facing issues

outside of the classroom,

and these things are impacting
their lives in school.

Now, we do our best,
but as teachers,

we just don't have the
bandwidth to give them

the one-on-one attention
that they need.

So I am asking for Abbott

to get a counselor
three days a week.

[ All gasp ]

That is a very big ask.

It would be
our entire request.

Man: Oh.

Then it's granted.

Oh, no.
Ava's gonna kill him.

I can't look.
I can't look.

Ohh. You have love
for the boy.

I have love for the rent
he pays me, Barb.

A counselor?
I love that for you,

But you're leaving, like,
25 grand on the table.

Jacob:
...and your generosity. Yeah.

I guess I didn't even
really need these cards.

Um, wow.
And you all look fantastic.

So, again, just thank you.
Yeah.

[ Grunts ] Why?!

Um...

Actually, Abbott
has another request.

Proceed.
We would also like to ask

for computers,
new history books,

and we could use
some discretionary funds.

Approved.
Can we move on now?

Of course.
But one more thing.

Oh, my God! Sit down!

I'm gonna need
for those things

to be divided between
the three Title I schools

that came before us
and were denied.

Oh. My bad.

And now I'm done.
Thank you.

Fine. We'll divide it
amongst the schools.

Which we would have
done eventually.

You were just
putting a pin in it.

I knew y'all
would circle back

after you ran it
up the flagpole.

KPI.

Yeah! Whoo!

[ Chuckles ]
I should have known

you'd pull out
some theatrics.

Well, the spotlight finds me.
I don't go looking for it.

But thank you.
For what you did in there.

Of course.

But when you kill it
as hard as I do,

it's easy
to share the wealth.

I just want others
to experience

what I experience
on a daily basis.

Well, I appreciate it.
Hm.

Although, I did find it
so interesting

what your teacher said

about Abbott already
having material things.

Bye, girl.

Mwah!

That was incredible.
[ Gasps ]

Jacob, you lied to me.
Interesting choice.

You know, ever since I did
a nice thing 10 minutes ago,

I've been looking for
a new person to destroy,

to restore order.

Ava, none of that
was on my bingo card.

This has a whiff
of a long con

of which we do not yet know
the ramifications.

Why do y'all act like
I can't do something nice every once in a while?

I've told you since the
beginning, I had this covered.

Manny:
Abbott Elemen!

So, hey. That was
awesome in there.

Very cool, very rad.

But the school board
is super pissed.

Like, I've never seen them
this mad before.

So I would mind your
P's and Q's going forward

because they're
about to be on yo' ass.

Hey.

The school boarrrrd.

Gregory:
Pretty cool move by Ava.

Mm-hmm.
I kind of loved it.

Ohh! Gah! What don't
you love, Gregory?

Okay. What's going on?

Am I missing something?

[ Sighs ]

Gregory: I'll surprise you.
I gotta go. I'm up.

Okay. I love you...

I see.
[ Sighs ]

I know you were just
ordering a special smoothie,

but I kind of--

I thought that you said
you loved me, so...

'Cause I did.
It's just a loaded drink name, but--

Wait. What?

Yeah, I wasn't ordering
when I said that.

I said, "I love you,"
to you.

Must have
just slipped out.

Oh.

But it was an accident.

Yeah...

but it slipped out

because
that's how I feel.

I think it all the time.

I was gonna say it
tonight over dinner,

but apparently
I couldn't wait.

Because I love you.

Sick, sick, sick!
[ Laughs ]

[ Beep ]

I love you, too.

[ Message sends ]

[ Cellphone dings ]

Do you want to
go to Bone Town? Hell yeah.

Welcome back.
Let's get settled.

Next up on the agenda,
public comment.

First up, we have--

I can't make out the first name,

but the last name is Johnson.

Greetings, board.

Sister Sloss.
Looking good.

I'd like to file a motion

that the district give me
$50 and a sandwich.

- Yes! Bingo!
- Oh, come on!

"Mr. Johnson says
some Mr. Nonsense!"

Damn it! You gotta
be kidding me!

How am I bad
at bingo?

Request denied.
Okay, then.

Just give me the $50,
and I'll starve to death.

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