EXHIBIT 12.1

SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(dollars in thousands)



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|------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------- | -------- | ---- | ---- | - | ------ | ---- |  | - | ------ | - |  | ---- | ------- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                             |  | Fiscal Year |         
|                                                             |  | 2011        |          |      | 2010 |   |        | 2009 |  |   | 2008   |   |  | 2007 |        
|Earnings                                                     |  |             |          |      |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Income before income taxesContinuing operations             |  | $           | (428,367 | )    |      | $ | 44,231 |      |  | $ | 45,100 |   |  | $    | 62,855  |   |  | $ | 54,967  |  
|Discontinued operations                                      |  |             |         |      |      |   |       |      |  |   |       |   |  |      | (10,230 | ) |  |   | (34,438 | )
|                                                             |  |             |          |      |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Subtotal                                                     |  |             | (428,367 | )    |      |   | 44,231 |      |  |   | 45,100 |   |  |      | 52,625  |   |  |   | 20,529  |  
|Plus:                                                        |  |             |          |      |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Fixed charges                                                |  |             | 30,415   |      |      |   | 33,258 |      |  |   | 33,251 |   |  |      | 34,408  |   |  |   | 32,357  |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                         |  |             | 146      |      |      |   | 146    |      |  |   | 104    |   |  |      | 72      |   |  |   | 36      |  
|Less interest capitalized during period                      |  |             | (172     | )    |      |   | (180   | )    |  |   | (70    | ) |  |      | (272    | ) |  |   | (336    | )
|                                                             |  |             |          |      |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                             |  | $           | (397,978 | )    |      | $ | 77,455 |      |  | $ | 78,385 |   |  | $    | 86,833  |   |  | $ | 52,586  |  
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|Fixed Charges                                                |  |             |          |      |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest (expensed or capitalized)                           |  | $           | 25,538   |      |      | $ | 27,773 |      |  | $ | 28,174 |   |  | $    | 29,243  |   |  | $ | 27,875  |  
|Estimated portion of rent expense representative of interest |  |             | 2,513    |      |      |   | 2,872  |      |  |   | 3,117  |   |  |      | 3,206   |   |  |   | 3,117   |  
|Amortization of deferred financing fees                      |  |             | 2,364    |      |      |   | 2,613  |      |  |   | 1,960  |   |  |      | 1,959   |   |  |   | 1,365   |  
|                                                             |  |             |          |      |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                             |  | $           | 30,415   |      |      | $ | 33,258 |      |  | $ | 33,251 |   |  | $    | 34,408  |   |  | $ | 32,357  |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                           |  |             | (13.1    | )(1) |      |   | 2.3    |      |  |   | 2.4    |   |  |      | 2.5     |   |  |   | 1.6     |  
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|(1) | Earnings for Fiscal 2011 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $428,000.
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