A vice principal fights to save a failing school from corruption and closure
Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
The Decline
Barry Goldwater Elementary is revealed as the worst school in the state with corrupt leadership and failing teachers.
Key Events
School Crisis — School revealed as worst in state Characters: Tom Willoman, Harper Billings, Rebecca Seabrook, Laura Buchwald, Jesse BuchwaldLocation: Barry Goldwater Elementary
Principal's Corruption — Harper extorts money from parents Characters: Harper Billings, Tom Willoman, Laura BuchwaldLocation: Barry Goldwater Elementary
Tom's Intervention — Tom decides to change the school Characters: Tom Willoman, Rebecca SeabrookLocation: Barry Goldwater Elementary
The Resistance
Tom Willoman takes charge, rallying teachers and gathering evidence against the corrupt principal.
Key Events
Tom's Intervention — Tom decides to change the school Characters: Tom Willoman, Rebecca SeabrookLocation: Barry Goldwater Elementary
Teacher Rally — Tom motivates apathetic teachers Characters: Tom Willoman, Rebecca Seabrook, Laura Buchwald, Jesse Buchwald, Turner AbernathyLocation: Barry Goldwater Elementary
Evidence Gathering — Tom collects evidence of corruption Characters: Tom Willoman, Rebecca SeabrookLocation: Barry Goldwater Elementary
Board Decision Looms — Critical board meeting approaching Characters: Tom Willoman, Harper Billings, Rebecca SeabrookLocation: Barry Goldwater Elementary
The Transformation
Teachers begin changing their ways as Tom races against time to save the school from closure.
Key Events
Board Decision Looms — Critical board meeting approaching Characters: Tom Willoman, Harper Billings, Rebecca SeabrookLocation: Barry Goldwater Elementary
School Transformation — Teachers begin changing their ways Characters: Tom Willoman, Rebecca Seabrook, Laura Buchwald, Jesse Buchwald, Turner Abernathy, Nurse GretchenLocation: Barry Goldwater Elementary
Final Showdown — Tom exposes Harper's corruption Characters: Tom Willoman, Harper Billings, Rebecca SeabrookLocation: Board Meeting Room
The Victory
Tom exposes the principal's corruption and the school is saved from closure.
Key Events
Final Showdown — Tom exposes Harper's corruption Characters: Tom Willoman, Harper Billings, Rebecca SeabrookLocation: Board Meeting Room
School Saved — Board decides to keep school open Characters: Tom Willoman, Rebecca Seabrook, Laura Buchwald, Jesse Buchwald, Turner Abernathy, Nurse Gretchen, Decatur Doublewide, Digdug O'Shaughnessy, CarlottaLocation: Barry Goldwater Elementary
Story Breakdown
The Crisis — Barry Goldwater Elementary is the worst school in the state
Low Test Scores — School has lowest scores in state
Teacher Misconduct — Teachers engage in inappropriate behavior
Principal Corruption — Harper extorts money from parents
The Intervention — Tom decides to change the school
Teacher Rally — Tom motivates apathetic teachers
Evidence Gathering — Collecting proof of corruption
The Climax — Final confrontation to save the school
Board Meeting — Critical decision about school's fate
Exposure — Tom reveals Harper's corruption
Victory — School is saved from closure
Barry Goldwater Elementary is on the brink of collapse: the lowest test scores in the state, teachers who are either drunk or having sex on school grounds, and a principal who extorts money from parents. It's up to Tom, the down-on-his-luck vice-principal, to rally the lazy teachers, expose the principal's corruption, and turn the school around before an end of the day board decision.
