. >> couric: ...and gina galassi, an accomplished violist who teaches music. >> gina galassi: you're and use that to get your bow hold perfect. >> couric: when you first saw the ad that said the starting salary would be $125,000, what did you think? >> galassi: i thought "too good to be true." i said this is like some wacko cult or something. ( laughter ) it didn't make sense, you know. what was the... what was the catch? >> couric: the catch is with those higher salaries come higher expectations, and unlike most schools, those who don't meet vanderhoek's standards will be shown the door. >> judy lefevre: there's no contract. we're at-will. >> couric: special ed teacher judy lefevre is a 30-year classroom veteran who was making $40,000 a year when she moved from tucson to take a job at the school. >> lefevre: i think we all have a lot of trust in terms of how we feel about zeke, and if he really felt he needed to make a change, it would be in the best interests of the students here. >> couric: the students are mostly african american and hispanic, and almost all of them come from poo