EXHIBIT 12.1

SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(dollars in thousands)



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|                                                             |  | Fiscal Year |       
|                                                             |  | 2010        |        |   | 2009 (1) |   |        | 2008 (1) |  |   | 2007 (1)(2) |   |  | 2006 (1) |        
|Earnings                                                     |  |             |        |   |          |   |        |          |  |   |             |   |  |          |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Income before income taxes - Continuing operations           |  | $           | 44,231 |   |          | $ | 45,100 |          |  | $ | 62,855      |   |  | $        | 54,967  |   |  | $ | 27,014  |  
|Discontinued operations                                      |  |             |       |   |          |   |       |          |  |   | (10,230     | ) |  |          | (34,438 | ) |  |   | (29,572 | )
|                                                             |  |             |        |   |          |   |        |          |  |   |             |   |  |          |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Subtotal                                                     |  |             | 44,231 |   |          |   | 45,100 |          |  |   | 52,625      |   |  |          | 20,529  |   |  |   | (2,558  | )
|Plus:                                                        |  |             |        |   |          |   |        |          |  |   |             |   |  |          |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Fixed charges                                                |  |             | 33,258 |   |          |   | 33,251 |          |  |   | 34,408      |   |  |          | 32,357  |   |  |   | 22,776  |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                         |  |             | 146    |   |          |   | 104    |          |  |   | 72          |   |  |          | 36      |   |  |   | 49      |  
|Less interest capitalized during period                      |  |             | (180   | ) |          |   | (70    | )        |  |   | (272        | ) |  |          | (336    | ) |  |   |        |  
|                                                             |  |             |        |   |          |   |        |          |  |   |             |   |  |          |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                             |  | $           | 77,455 |   |          | $ | 78,385 |          |  | $ | 86,833      |   |  | $        | 52,586  |   |  | $ | 20,267  |  
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|Fixed Charges                                                |  |             |        |   |          |   |        |          |  |   |             |   |  |          |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest (expensed or capitalized)                           |  | $           | 27,773 |   |          | $ | 28,174 |          |  | $ | 29,243      |   |  | $        | 27,875  |   |  | $ | 21,766  |  
|Estimated portion of rent expense representative of interest |  |             | 2,872  |   |          |   | 3,117  |          |  |   | 3,206       |   |  |          | 3,117   |   |  |   | 3,511   |  
|Amortization of deferred financing fees                      |  |             | 2,613  |   |          |   | 1,960  |          |  |   | 1,959       |   |  |          | 1,365   |   |  |   | 1,314   |  
|                                                             |  |             |        |   |          |   |        |          |  |   |             |   |  |          |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                             |  | $           | 33,258 |   |          | $ | 33,251 |          |  | $ | 34,408      |   |  | $        | 32,357  |   |  | $ | 26,591  |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                           |  |             | 2.3    |   |          |   | 2.4    |          |  |   | 2.5         |   |  |          | 1.6     |   |  |   | 0.8     |  
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|(1) | See Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements regarding adjustment pursuant to ASC Topic 470-20.
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|(2) | The restatement described in Footnote 17 of the Financial Statements has been reflected in selling, general, and administrative expenses and equity.
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