Mr. Tanen loves his ties, but when his school runs out of money to build a new playground, he decides to sell his ties in order to raise the needed money.
On Career Day, Principal Tanen distributes "job" ties to the students who will run Lynnhurst School for the day while he and the teachers become students, but important surprise visitors arrive in the midst of the ensuing chaos.
Mr. Tanen, the principal at Lynnhurst Elementary School, is well known for his colorful and unusual ties, but he and his students are saddened when his boss orders him to stop wearing them.