Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 20, 2009, School Specialty, Inc. announced its fiscal 2010 first quarter results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01. Other Items.

The Company also announced the acquisition of AutoSkill International Inc., a technology based reading and math intervention company for $11.7 million. In addition, the company announced it has signed a definitive agreement to divest its retail trade book business, School Specialty Publishing, to Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC, a newly formed business entity. Under the agreement, School Specialty will combine its publishing unit assets with those of the Cookie Jar Education Inc. and will receive a 35 percent minority equity interest in Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC. The closing is expected to occur in the second quarter of fiscal 2010.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release of School Specialty, Inc., dated August 20, 2009.

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