EXHIBIT 12.1

SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(dollars in thousands)



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|------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------- | ------ | - | ---- | - | ------- | ---- |  | - | ------- | - |  | ---- | ------- | - |  | - | ------ | -
|                                                             |  | Fiscal Year |       
|                                                             |  | 2009        |        |   | 2008 |   |         | 2007 |  |   | 2006    |   |  | 2005 |        
|Earnings                                                     |  |             |        |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |        |  
|Income before income taxes - Continuing operations           |  | $           | 57,133 |   |      | $ | 73,941  |      |  | $ | 65,693  |   |  | $    | 30,829  |   |  | $ | 70,529 |  
|Discontinued operations                                      |  |             |       |   |      |   | (10,230 | )    |  |   | (34,438 | ) |  |      | (29,572 | ) |  |   | (205   | )
|Subtotal                                                     |  |             | 57,133 |   |      |   | 63,711  |      |  |   | 31,255  |   |  |      | 1,257   |   |  |   | 70,324 |  
|Plus:                                                        |  |             |        |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |        |  
|Fixed charges                                                |  |             | 21,218 |   |      |   | 23,322  |      |  |   | 25,631  |   |  |      | 22,776  |   |  |   | 16,301 |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                         |  |             | 104    |   |      |   | 72      |      |  |   | 36      |   |  |      | 49      |   |  |   | 48     |  
|Less interest capitalized during period                      |  |             | (70    | ) |      |   | (272    | )    |  |   | (336    | ) |  |      |        |   |  |   |       |  
|                                                             |  | $           | 78,385 |   |      | $ | 86,833  |      |  | $ | 56,586  |   |  | $    | 24,082  |   |  | $ | 86,673 |  
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|Fixed Charges                                                |  |             |        |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |        |  
|Interest (expensed or capitalized)                           |  | $           | 16,141 |   |      | $ | 18,157  |      |  | $ | 21,149  |   |  | $    | 17,951  |   |  | $ | 11,623 |  
|Estimated portion of rent expense representative of interest |  |             | 3,117  |   |      |   | 3,206   |      |  |   | 3,117   |   |  |      | 3,511   |   |  |   | 3,291  |  
|Amortization of deferred financing fees                      |  |             | 1,960  |   |      |   | 1,959   |      |  |   | 1,365   |   |  |      | 1,314   |   |  |   | 1,387  |  
|                                                             |  |             |        |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |        |  
|                                                             |  | $           | 21,218 |   |      | $ | 23,322  |      |  | $ | 25,631  |   |  | $    | 22,776  |   |  | $ | 16,301 |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                           |  |             | 3.7    |   |      |   | 3.7     |      |  |   | 2.2     |   |  |      | 1.1     |   |  |   | 5.3    |  
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