On August 23, 2012, School Specialty, Inc. announced its fiscal 2013 first quarter results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07.

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of School Specialty, Inc. (the "Company") was held on August 21, 2012 at 8:30 am Central Time, at the Company's executive offices, located at W6316 Design Drive, Greenville, Wisconsin. The following tables reflect the certified tabulation of the votes with respect to each proposal submitted to a vote of the Company's shareholders at the 2012 Annual Meeting. Abstentions were counted as present for the purpose of establishing a quorum, but were not treated as votes cast on each respective proposal.

1. PROPOSAL I: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

To elect the director nominated by the Board of Directors of School Specialty, Inc. to serve until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders as a Class I director and the two directors nominated by the Board of Directors to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders as Class II Directors. The Class I Nominee who received a plurality of the properly cast votes was Michael P. Lavelle, who was thereby elected as a Class I Director. The Class II Nominees who received a plurality of the properly cast votes were David J. Vander Zanden and Jacqueline F. Woods, who were thereby elected as a Class II Directors. The tabulation of the certified results of the voting was as follows:

         Nominee              For       Authority Withheld   Broker Non-Vote
  Michael P. Lavelle       13,109,339               66,829         3,730,313
  David J. Vander Zanden   11,354,157            1,822,011         3,730,313
  Jacqueline F. Woods      13,089,340               86,828         3,730,313

2. PROPOSAL II: APPROVAL OF AMENDED AND RESTATED SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC. INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 13,045,686 128,421 2,061 3,730,313

3. PROPOSAL III: ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC.'S NAMES EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 12,893,946 116,238 165,984 3,730,313

4. PROPOSAL IV: RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR

To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as School Specialty, Inc.'s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2013.

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 16,724,831 161,738 19,912 --

Item 9.01.