SCOO School Specialty Inc (CE)

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Mill Road Capital II, L.P.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC [ SCOO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 382 GREENWICH AVENUE, SUITE ONE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/24/2019
(Street) GREENWICH, CT 06830 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	9/24/2019		J(1)		3870	A	$0.00	3870	I	See footnote (1)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value								2423516	D (2)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value								6865	I	See footnote (3)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value								3870	I	See footnote (3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Represents restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted by the issuer to Mr. Yanagi in accordance with Rule 16b-3(d) (as described in transaction code "A") as compensation for serving as a member of the issuer's board of directors, in which the Reporting Persons may have an indirect pecuniary interest. Pursuant to a pre-existing contractual obligation, Mill Road Capital Management, LLC (the "Management Company"), an affiliate of the Reporting Persons 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 and, accordingly, Mr. Yanagi has no direct pecuniary interest in such shares. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(2)	The shares reported are directly held by Mill Road Capital II, L.P. (the "Fund"). Mill Road Capital II GP LLC (the "GP") 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. Mr. Lynch is a management committee director of the GP and has shared authority to vote (or direct the vote of), and to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, these shares on behalf of the GP. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(3)	Represents RSUs (or shares issued upon the vesting thereof) granted by the issuer as director compensation, in which the Reporting Persons may have an indirect pecuniary interest. The Management Company has the right to receive the economic benefit of the reported shares pursuant to a contractual obligation with the holder of such shares. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, if any.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Mill Road Capital II, L.P. 382 GREENWICH AVENUE SUITE ONE GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
Yanagi Eric 400 OYSTER POINT BOULEVARD SUITE 526 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080	X	X
Mill Road Capital II GP LLC 382 GREENWICH AVENUE SUITE ONE GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
LYNCH THOMAS E 382 GREENWICH AVENUE SUITE ONE GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
Jacobs Justin 382 GREENWICH AVENUE SUITE ONE GREENWICH, CT 06830	X	X

Signatures
/s/ Justin C. Jacobs, Management Committee Director of sole general partner on behalf of Mill Road Capital II, L.P.		10/2/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Eric Yanagi		10/2/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Justin C. Jacobs, Management Committee Director on behalf of Mill Road Capital II GP LLC		10/2/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Justin C. Jacobs on behalf of Thomas E. Lynch by power of attorney		10/2/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Justin C. Jacobs		10/2/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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