Exhibit 12.1

School Specialty, Inc.

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Six Months Ended October 24, 2009
				Fiscal Year (1) (2)
				2009			2008			2007			2006			2005
Earnings
Income before income taxes -
Continuing operations	$	95,911		$	57,133		$	73,941		$	65,693		$	30,829		$	70,529
Discontinued operations		—			—			(10,230	)		(34,438	)		(29,572	)		(205	)
Subtotal		95,911			57,133			63,711			31,255			1,257			70,324
Plus:
Fixed charges		16,871			33,251			34,408			32,357			26,591			19,826
Amortization of capitalized interest		52			104			72			36			49			48
Less interest capitalized during period		(71	)		(70	)		(272	)		(336	)		—			—
	$	112,763		$	90,418		$	97,919		$	63,312		$	27,897		$	90,198
Fixed Charges
Interest (expensed or capitalized)	$	7,813		$	16,141		$	18,157		$	21,149		$	17,951		$	11,623
Estimated portion of rent expense representative of interest		1,624			3,117			3,206			3,117			3,511			3,291
Amortization of deferred financing fees		7,434			13,993			13,045			8,091			5,129			4,912
	$	16,871		$	33,251		$	34,408		$	32,357		$	26,591		$	19,826
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		6.7			2.7			2.8			2.0			1.0			4.5

(1) All fiscal years presented were 52 weeks, except for fiscal 2005, which had 53 weeks.

(2) See Note 10 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements regarding adjustment pursuant to ASC Topic 470-20.