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School Specialty Partners with the Gloria Pointer Foundation to Empower Young Children in Ghana, West Africa through Vital Resources for Their Education
GlobeNewswire - Thu Aug 25, 7:30AM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company"
, a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education, healthcare and other marketplaces, is honored to collaborate with the Gloria Pointer Foundation to provide students in Ghana, West Africa with much-needed supplies (incl. pencils, pens, crayons, notebooks, chalk, math and science materials, and physical education equipment) for their schooling and to help improve their quality of life through education.
School Specialty Announces Fiscal Year 2016 Second Quarter Financial Results
GlobeNewswire - Tue Aug 02, 2:40PM CDT
-- Q2 Revenues increased $4.9 million or 3.5% vs. 2015 Q2
School Specialty Partners with United Way of Richland County, OH to Support Students and Teachers as they Prepare for the New School Year
GlobeNewswire - Thu Jul 28, 1:30PM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company", a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education, healthcare and other marketplaces, is pleased to announce its collaboration with the United Way of Richland County, Ohio, to help support local-area students and teachers in getting the materials they need for the new school year. In their commitment to advancing the common good of the Richland community, School Specialty and United Way have teamed-up for the 2016 back-to-school season with an exciting crowdfunding campaign on the GoFundMe platform, which encourages all residents to work together to raise much needed dollars for their neighborhood schools.
School Specialty Joins with The School Art League of New York to Celebrate Student-Teacher Excellence with 2016 Art Education Awards
GlobeNewswire - Tue May 31, 11:00AM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company", a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education, healthcare and other marketplaces, joined with The School Art League and New York City Department of Education in its annual ceremony to honor outstanding art students and teachers at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium in New York City on May 26.
Sportime featuring SPARK Partners with Let's Move! Active Schools to Award 50 Activation Grants to Schools Across the U.S. in Support of their Physical Education and Activity Programs
GlobeNewswire - Thu May 26, 8:30AM CDT
Sportime featuring SPARK, the award-winning physical activity equipment and PE curriculum brand of School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company", in celebration of Sportime's 50th anniversary and in partnership with Let's Move! Active Schools, is proud to announce today that it has awarded 50 Let's Move! Active Schools Activation Grants to schools nationwide to help students get active before, during, and after school.
School Specialty Launches SOARLifeProducts.com, New Healthcare Resources Portal
GlobeNewswire - Wed May 04, 8:30AM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company", a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education, healthcare and other marketplaces, is pleased to announce the availability of its new SOARLifeProducts.com website, which brings together thousands of innovative products that improve well-being - from early childhood to adults in senior care - in one convenient online location. The new SOAR Life Products(TM) e-commerce channel features extensive resources tailored to address the needs of global healthcare organizations, focusing on Recreation & Leisure, Cognition & Memory, Exercise & Fitness, Sensory Processing, Rehab Treatment, and Facility Supplies & Furniture, all of which are used by healthcare facilities on a daily basis.
School Specialty Announces Fiscal Year 2016 First Quarter Financial Results
GlobeNewswire - Tue May 03, 3:06PM CDT
-- 2016 Q1 Revenues increased $2.1 million or 2.3%, vs. 2015 Q1
School Specialty's Sportime(R) Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation in Physical Education
GlobeNewswire - Wed Mar 23, 8:00AM CDT
Strengthens partnership with SPARK(TM) to offer one stop shop for evidence-based PE solutions
School Specialty Reports Select Preliminary Calendar Year 2015 Financial Information
GlobeNewswire - Thu Feb 04, 3:22PM CST
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company", a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education, healthcare and other marketplaces, today provided select preliminary unaudited financial information and updates on its financial results for the calendar year ended December 26, 2015 ("CY15". The Company expects to release its Short Year 2015 and full CY15 financial results on or before March 10, 2016.
Advanced Active Shooter Training Partnership Announced
GlobeNewswire - Thu Jan 07, 8:00AM CST
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company", and North Carolina State University's Office of Professional Development, a unit of the McKimmon Center for Extension and Continuing Education, jointly announced today that it will offer CEUs and certified transcripts for the SSI Guardian Advanced Active Shooter Training program. Chip Futrell, Director of Continuing and Professional Education commented, "We look no further than today's headlines to see why this training is desperately needed. Our search for a training partner led us to SSI Guardian, a subsidiary of School Specialty, Inc. --they have set the new standard with their Ph.D.-authored, evidence-based curriculum, professional instruction model and curriculum mapping. The professional qualifications of their instructors clearly make the program stand out from others. Premier credentialed and specialized security experts, paired with academics, ensure educational integrity."
School Specialty Announces Financial Results for Its Short Year 2015 Second Quarter
GlobeNewswire - Wed Dec 02, 3:01PM CST
-- SY 2Q15 Revenues increased $6.5 million or 2.7%.
School Specialty Expands Into the Healthcare Market With the Launch of Soar Life Products(TM)
GlobeNewswire - Tue Dec 01, 7:30AM CST
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company", a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education marketplace, today announced the launch of Soar Life Products(TM), a new division focused on meeting the needs of the healthcare industry through innovative educational solutions.
School Specialty's Childcraft(R) to Kick-Off 70th Anniversary Celebration at the 2015 NAEYC Annual Conference & Expo
GlobeNewswire - Wed Nov 11, 8:00AM CST
Childcraft(R), the award-winning early childhood education brand of School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company", is proud to kick-off its 70th anniversary celebration at the National Association for the Education of Young Children's Conference & Expo, November 18-21 in Orlando, Florida. Childcraft(R) will mark its milestone birthday at NAEYC's premier annual conference with various events highlighting the brand's achievements over the last seven decades. These events include an exclusive sponsorship of NAEYC's own 30 anniversary celebration of its Accreditation program.
School Specialty to Showcase Its Innovative Solutions for Early Childhood Education at the 2015 NAEYC Annual Conference & Expo
GlobeNewswire - Wed Nov 04, 8:00AM CST
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company", a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education marketplace, is pleased to announce that the Company is a Gold Sponsor of the 2015 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Annual Conference & Expo and will be exhibiting its latest solutions for little learners. From early childhood instructional materials to furniture and equipment, special needs tools and physical education curricula, School Specialty's Childcraft, Classroom Select, Royal Seating, Abilitations, and SPARK brands will showcase a wide assortment of new and proprietary offerings, not to mention subject-matter expertise, at the industry's premier conference on November 18-21 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
School Specialty to Display Furniture & Equipment for 21st Century Learning at EDspaces 2015 Conference
GlobeNewswire - Tue Oct 20, 8:00AM CDT
Company's Classroom Select(R) NeoMove(TM) and NeoRok(TM) movement furniture to be featured in Universal Design for Learning presentation
SSI Guardian to Present Webinar on School Security
GlobeNewswire - Thu Oct 08, 10:00AM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company", a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education marketplace, announced today that SSI Guardian, in collaboration with Campus Safety Magazine, will be presenting a webinar on Thursday, October 15 at 2:00 p.m. EDT on the importance of creating professional, actionable security plans for educational environments. Based on a comprehensive approach grounded in proven principles, attendees will learn how to make these principles work in a structured process during the free one hour session.
School Specialty Proud to Support the New York City Department of Education Universal Pre-K ("UPK" Initiatives With Its Classroom Select(R), Childcraft(R) and Bird-in-Hand(R) Furniture Lines
GlobeNewswire - Thu Sep 17, 8:00AM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company", a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education marketplace, is once again aiding the New York City Department of Education ("DOE" in its Universal Pre-K initiative.
School Specialty Announces Financial Results for Its Short Year 2015 First Quarter
GlobeNewswire - Tue Sep 01, 3:11PM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company", a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education marketplace, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended July 25, 2015. The Company will be hosting a teleconference and webcast tomorrow, September 2, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss its results of operations and outlook.
School Specialty's SPARK Joins Forces With KIDS in the GAME, ICAN Foundation and Supporting Organizations to Combat Rising Issues of Childhood Obesity
GlobeNewswire - Tue Aug 18, 8:00AM CDT
SPARK(TM), the premier physical education brand of School Specialty (OTCQB:SCOO), is pleased to announce its exciting collaboration with KIDS in the GAME, ICAN Foundation and other supporting organizations including GoNoodle, Play Like A Girl and Hip Hop Public Health to counter childhood obesity through the promotion of active and healthy living. Inspired by a school counselor's passion to implement change in the classroom and community, SPARK recently teamed-up with KIDS in the GAME and ICAN Foundation to provide the Oakhurst Intermediate School in Clarksdale, Mississippi with much-needed resources to develop a comprehensive physical education and health program.
School Specialty Announces the Election of New Independent Board Members
GlobeNewswire - Wed Aug 05, 3:15PM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company", a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education marketplace, announced today that its Board of Directors has added two new independent members. Gus D. Halas and Andrew E. Schultz have been elected to the School Specialty Board of Directors, effective July 31, 2015.
School Specialty Partners with the Gloria Pointer Foundation to Empower Young Children in Ghana, West Africa through Vital Resources for Their Education
GlobeNewswire - Thu Aug 25, 7:30AM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company"
, a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education, healthcare and other marketplaces, is honored to collaborate with the Gloria Pointer Foundation to provide students in Ghana, West Africa with much-needed supplies (incl. pencils, pens, crayons, notebooks, chalk, math and science materials, and physical education equipment) for their schooling and to help improve their quality of life through education. School Specialty Announces Fiscal Year 2016 Second Quarter Financial Results
GlobeNewswire - Tue Aug 02, 2:40PM CDT
-- Q2 Revenues increased $4.9 million or 3.5% vs. 2015 Q2
School Specialty Partners with United Way of Richland County, OH to Support Students and Teachers as they Prepare for the New School Year
GlobeNewswire - Thu Jul 28, 1:30PM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company"
, a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education, healthcare and other marketplaces, is pleased to announce its collaboration with the United Way of Richland County, Ohio, to help support local-area students and teachers in getting the materials they need for the new school year. In their commitment to advancing the common good of the Richland community, School Specialty and United Way have teamed-up for the 2016 back-to-school season with an exciting crowdfunding campaign on the GoFundMe platform, which encourages all residents to work together to raise much needed dollars for their neighborhood schools. School Specialty Joins with The School Art League of New York to Celebrate Student-Teacher Excellence with 2016 Art Education Awards
GlobeNewswire - Tue May 31, 11:00AM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company"
, a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education, healthcare and other marketplaces, joined with The School Art League and New York City Department of Education in its annual ceremony to honor outstanding art students and teachers at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium in New York City on May 26. Sportime featuring SPARK Partners with Let's Move! Active Schools to Award 50 Activation Grants to Schools Across the U.S. in Support of their Physical Education and Activity Programs
GlobeNewswire - Thu May 26, 8:30AM CDT
Sportime featuring SPARK, the award-winning physical activity equipment and PE curriculum brand of School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company"
, in celebration of Sportime's 50th anniversary and in partnership with Let's Move! Active Schools, is proud to announce today that it has awarded 50 Let's Move! Active Schools Activation Grants to schools nationwide to help students get active before, during, and after school. School Specialty Launches SOARLifeProducts.com, New Healthcare Resources Portal
GlobeNewswire - Wed May 04, 8:30AM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company"
, a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education, healthcare and other marketplaces, is pleased to announce the availability of its new SOARLifeProducts.com website, which brings together thousands of innovative products that improve well-being - from early childhood to adults in senior care - in one convenient online location. The new SOAR Life Products(TM) e-commerce channel features extensive resources tailored to address the needs of global healthcare organizations, focusing on Recreation & Leisure, Cognition & Memory, Exercise & Fitness, Sensory Processing, Rehab Treatment, and Facility Supplies & Furniture, all of which are used by healthcare facilities on a daily basis. School Specialty Announces Fiscal Year 2016 First Quarter Financial Results
GlobeNewswire - Tue May 03, 3:06PM CDT
-- 2016 Q1 Revenues increased $2.1 million or 2.3%, vs. 2015 Q1
School Specialty's Sportime(R) Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation in Physical Education
GlobeNewswire - Wed Mar 23, 8:00AM CDT
Strengthens partnership with SPARK(TM) to offer one stop shop for evidence-based PE solutions
School Specialty Reports Select Preliminary Calendar Year 2015 Financial Information
GlobeNewswire - Thu Feb 04, 3:22PM CST
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company"
, a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education, healthcare and other marketplaces, today provided select preliminary unaudited financial information and updates on its financial results for the calendar year ended December 26, 2015 ("CY15". The Company expects to release its Short Year 2015 and full CY15 financial results on or before March 10, 2016. Advanced Active Shooter Training Partnership Announced
GlobeNewswire - Thu Jan 07, 8:00AM CST
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company"
, and North Carolina State University's Office of Professional Development, a unit of the McKimmon Center for Extension and Continuing Education, jointly announced today that it will offer CEUs and certified transcripts for the SSI Guardian Advanced Active Shooter Training program. Chip Futrell, Director of Continuing and Professional Education commented, "We look no further than today's headlines to see why this training is desperately needed. Our search for a training partner led us to SSI Guardian, a subsidiary of School Specialty, Inc. --they have set the new standard with their Ph.D.-authored, evidence-based curriculum, professional instruction model and curriculum mapping. The professional qualifications of their instructors clearly make the program stand out from others. Premier credentialed and specialized security experts, paired with academics, ensure educational integrity." School Specialty Announces Financial Results for Its Short Year 2015 Second Quarter
GlobeNewswire - Wed Dec 02, 3:01PM CST
-- SY 2Q15 Revenues increased $6.5 million or 2.7%.
School Specialty Expands Into the Healthcare Market With the Launch of Soar Life Products(TM)
GlobeNewswire - Tue Dec 01, 7:30AM CST
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company"
, a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education marketplace, today announced the launch of Soar Life Products(TM), a new division focused on meeting the needs of the healthcare industry through innovative educational solutions. School Specialty's Childcraft(R) to Kick-Off 70th Anniversary Celebration at the 2015 NAEYC Annual Conference & Expo
GlobeNewswire - Wed Nov 11, 8:00AM CST
Childcraft(R), the award-winning early childhood education brand of School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company"
, is proud to kick-off its 70th anniversary celebration at the National Association for the Education of Young Children's Conference & Expo, November 18-21 in Orlando, Florida. Childcraft(R) will mark its milestone birthday at NAEYC's premier annual conference with various events highlighting the brand's achievements over the last seven decades. These events include an exclusive sponsorship of NAEYC's own 30 anniversary celebration of its Accreditation program. School Specialty to Showcase Its Innovative Solutions for Early Childhood Education at the 2015 NAEYC Annual Conference & Expo
GlobeNewswire - Wed Nov 04, 8:00AM CST
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company"
, a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education marketplace, is pleased to announce that the Company is a Gold Sponsor of the 2015 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Annual Conference & Expo and will be exhibiting its latest solutions for little learners. From early childhood instructional materials to furniture and equipment, special needs tools and physical education curricula, School Specialty's Childcraft, Classroom Select, Royal Seating, Abilitations, and SPARK brands will showcase a wide assortment of new and proprietary offerings, not to mention subject-matter expertise, at the industry's premier conference on November 18-21 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. School Specialty to Display Furniture & Equipment for 21st Century Learning at EDspaces 2015 Conference
GlobeNewswire - Tue Oct 20, 8:00AM CDT
Company's Classroom Select(R) NeoMove(TM) and NeoRok(TM) movement furniture to be featured in Universal Design for Learning presentation
SSI Guardian to Present Webinar on School Security
GlobeNewswire - Thu Oct 08, 10:00AM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company"
, a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education marketplace, announced today that SSI Guardian, in collaboration with Campus Safety Magazine, will be presenting a webinar on Thursday, October 15 at 2:00 p.m. EDT on the importance of creating professional, actionable security plans for educational environments. Based on a comprehensive approach grounded in proven principles, attendees will learn how to make these principles work in a structured process during the free one hour session. School Specialty Proud to Support the New York City Department of Education Universal Pre-K ("UPK"
Initiatives With Its Classroom Select(R), Childcraft(R) and Bird-in-Hand(R) Furniture Lines GlobeNewswire - Thu Sep 17, 8:00AM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company"
, a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education marketplace, is once again aiding the New York City Department of Education ("DOE" in its Universal Pre-K initiative. School Specialty Announces Financial Results for Its Short Year 2015 First Quarter
GlobeNewswire - Tue Sep 01, 3:11PM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company"
, a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education marketplace, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended July 25, 2015. The Company will be hosting a teleconference and webcast tomorrow, September 2, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss its results of operations and outlook. School Specialty's SPARK Joins Forces With KIDS in the GAME, ICAN Foundation and Supporting Organizations to Combat Rising Issues of Childhood Obesity
GlobeNewswire - Tue Aug 18, 8:00AM CDT
SPARK(TM), the premier physical education brand of School Specialty (OTCQB:SCOO), is pleased to announce its exciting collaboration with KIDS in the GAME, ICAN Foundation and other supporting organizations including GoNoodle, Play Like A Girl and Hip Hop Public Health to counter childhood obesity through the promotion of active and healthy living. Inspired by a school counselor's passion to implement change in the classroom and community, SPARK recently teamed-up with KIDS in the GAME and ICAN Foundation to provide the Oakhurst Intermediate School in Clarksdale, Mississippi with much-needed resources to develop a comprehensive physical education and health program.
School Specialty Announces the Election of New Independent Board Members
GlobeNewswire - Wed Aug 05, 3:15PM CDT
School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) ("School Specialty", "SSI" or "the Company"
, a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education marketplace, announced today that its Board of Directors has added two new independent members. Gus D. Halas and Andrew E. Schultz have been elected to the School Specialty Board of Directors, effective July 31, 2015. 
