District Budget Meeting

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"District Budget Meeting"
Season	4
Episode	14
Directed by	Richie Edelson
Written by	Rebekka Pesqueira
Prod. code	T12.19414
Original air date	February 12, 2025
Running time	21 minutes
Episode chronology
← Previous	"Science Fair"
Next →	"100th Day of School"

"District Budget Meeting" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of Abbott Elementary. It is also the 63rd overall episode in the series. It aired on February 12, 2025.

Description

Ava and the Abbott teachers plan for the annual school district budget meeting. Meanwhile, Janine and Gregory prepare for Valentine’s Day as a couple.

Starring

• Quinta Brunson as Janine Teagues
• Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie
• Janelle James as Ava Coleman
• Lisa Ann Walter as Melissa Schemmenti
• Chris Perfetti as Jacob Hill
• William Stanford Davis as Mr. Johnson
• Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard

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Trivia

• Much of this episode takes place at the real-world Drexel University in Philadelphia.
• A close look at Barbara's bingo card of "district platitudes and Abbott certainties" reveals:
  • B:
    • "MELISSA THREATENS VIOLENCE"
    • "MR. JOHNSON SAYS SOME MR. NONSENSE"
    • "WE'LL PUT A PIN IN IT"
    • "WE'LL CIRCLE BACK"
    • "JANINE NEEDS HELP WITH SOMETHING SILLY"
  • I:
    • "WANTS VS. NEEDS"
    • JACOB INAPPROPRIATELY EXPLAINS AN ELEMENT OF BLACK CULTURE"
    • "REINVENT THE WHEEL"
    • GREGORY HAS FOOD TRAUMA"
    • "BRING IT TO THE TABLE"
  • N:
    • "LOW HANGING FRUIT"
    • "BACK BURNER"
    • [illegible]
    • "JACOB GIVES AN IMPASSIONED SPEECH"
    • "MELISSA MISSES SWEET CHEEKS"
  • G:
    • "ACTION ITEM"
    • "RUN IT UP THE FLAGPOLE"
    • "SIDEBAR"
    • "PRINCIPAL CRIES"
    • [illegible]
  • O:
    • [illegible]
    • "HIGHLY UNLIKELY"
    • "AVA DOES SOMETHING SELFISH"
    • "THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX"
    • "BRING TO THE TABLE"
• Crystal's "Liberty Rings Campus Priorities" poster requests:
  • "COMPUTERS: ADMINISTRATIVE AND STUDENT"
  • "BOOKS: CHAPTER & REFERENCE BOOKS"
  • "DISCRETIONARY FUNDS"
  • "GYM EQUIPMENT: PLAYGROUND APPARATUS"
  • "STAFFING: TEACHING ASSISTANTS & ONE ON ONE"

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