A compelling chronicle of a year at the Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics, a small South Bronx public high school, through the eyes of first-year principal Edward Tom and ninth grader Sharifea, a promising student who stumbles academically, jeopardizing her acceptance into a Dartmouth College enrichment program. The doc travels beyond the school to offer snapshot summaries of Tom's and Sharifea's lives, including why Tom entered education and the sad realities Sharifea has faced in life.