Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Yanagi Eric	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/24/2019	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC [SCOO]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 400 OYSTER POINT BOULEVARD, SUITE 526	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                          ___X___ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below)
(Street) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	2423516	I	See footnote (1)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	6865	I	See footnote (2)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	3870	I	See footnote (2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The shares reported are directly held by Mill Road Capital II, L.P. (the "Fund"). The Reporting Person is a management committee director of Mill Road Capital II GP LLC (the "GP"), which is the sole general partner of the Fund and has sole authority to vote (or direct the vote of), and to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, these shares on behalf of the Fund. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(2)	Represents RSUs (or shares issued upon the vesting thereof) granted by the issuer as director compensation, in which the Reporting Person may have an indirect pecuniary interest. Mill Road Capital Management, LLC, an affiliate of the Reporting Person that does not have Section 13(d) beneficial ownership of any securities of the issuer, has the right to receive the economic benefit of the reported shares pursuant to a contractual obligation with the holder of such shares. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Yanagi Eric 400 OYSTER POINT BOULEVARD SUITE 526 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080	X	X

Signatures
/s/ Eric Yanagi		10/2/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date