EXHIBIT 12.1

SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(dollars in thousands)



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|------------------------------------------------------------ |  | --------------- | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | ---- |  | - | ------ | - | ---- | - | ------ |  | - | ------
|                                                             |  | Fiscal Year (1)
|                                                             |  | 2007            |         |   | 2006 |   |         | 2005 |  |   | 2004   |   | 2003
|Earnings                                                     |  |                 |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |       
|Income before income taxes -                                 |  |                 |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |       
|Continuing operations                                        |  | $               | 65,693  |   |      | $ | 30,829  |      |  | $ | 70,529 |   |      | $ | 65,397 |  | $ | 62,821
|Discontinued operations                                      |  |                 | (34,438 | ) |      |   | (29,572 | )    |  |   | (205   | ) |      |   | 1,315  |  |   | 3,216 
|                                                             |  |                 |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |       
|Subtotal                                                     |  |                 | 31,255  |   |      |   | 1,257   |      |  |   | 70,324 |   |      |   | 66,712 |  |   | 66,037
|Plus:                                                        |  |                 |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |       
|Fixed charges                                                |  |                 | 25,295  |   |      |   | 22,776  |      |  |   | 16,301 |   |      |   | 21,100 |  |   | 20,840
|Amortization of capitalized interest                         |  |                 | 36      |   |      |   | 49      |      |  |   | 48     |   |      |   | 48     |  |   | 48    
|Less interest capitalized during period                      |  |                 | (336    | ) |      |   |        |      |  |   |       |   |      |   |       |  |   |      
|                                                             |  |                 |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |       
|                                                             |  | $               | 56,250  |   |      | $ | 24,082  |      |  | $ | 86,673 |   |      | $ | 87,860 |  | $ | 86,925
|                                                             |  |                 |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |       
|Fixed Charges                                                |  |                 |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |       
|Interest (expensed or capitalized)                           |  | $               | 21,149  |   |      | $ | 17,951  |      |  | $ | 11,623 |   |      | $ | 16,564 |  | $ | 16,042
|Estimated portion of rent expense representative of interest |  |                 | 3,117   |   |      |   | 3,511   |      |  |   | 3,291  |   |      |   | 2,797  |  |   | 2,675 
|Amortization of deferred financing fees                      |  |                 | 1,365   |   |      |   | 1,314   |      |  |   | 1,387  |   |      |   | 1,739  |  |   | 2,123 
|                                                             |  |                 |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |       
|                                                             |  | $               | 25,631  |   |      | $ | 22,776  |      |  | $ | 16,301 |   |      | $ | 21,100 |  | $ | 20,840
|                                                             |  |                 |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |       
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                           |  |                 | 2.2     |   |      |   | 1.1     |      |  |   | 5.3    |   |      |   | 4.2    |  |   | 4.2   
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|(1) | All fiscal years presented were 52 weeks, except for fiscal 2005, which had 53 weeks.
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