Meredith gets jealous during the annual 6th grade student sleepover when she sees Joel flirts with another teacher.

Meredith tries to raise money to move into her own apartment by entering a secret teachers' betting pool for the annual student science fair and tipping the odds in favor of her chosen winner, Lily, by sabotaging the other students.

Meredith pays for a ski getaway with money she finds in the school parking lot but panics when she realizes it's the same cash Ginny lost for a students' trip to Sacramento. Meanwhile, divorced Principal Carl gets back on the saddle by hitting the local bar scene with Joel and the other PE coaches.