[aisle] Scholastic Book Fair Fuel Surcharge Meeting

Tue Oct 18 09:09:24 CDT 2022

My school uses Anderson's.  They are fantastic and they aren't charging for
delivery.

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On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 8:50 AM Ranftl, Kelly via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I've used Anderson's in the past at my old school and they were amazing.
> Not as high tech and the big fairs, but the personal touch made up for it.
> I'm planning to call them today since Chicago Public Schools hasn't fully
> approved Literati yet.
>
> On Tue, Oct 18, 2022, 8:38 AM Timmons, Heather via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> If you've left Scholastic, who are you using?  I know of Anderson and
>> Literati.  When I called Literati I was told they do NOT do a fair for
>> middle school, K-5 only.  Would love suggestions.
>> Thanks
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 7:55 AM Marsha Stewart via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Kelly,
>>>
>>> I agree with you wholeheartedly. I left Scholastic several years ago
>>> because of their practices. The company made it clear that I was a small
>>> fish and they didn't need to work with me. Thanks for speaking out.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 2:36 PM Ranftl, Kelly via AISLE <
>>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Fellow Librarians,
>>>> Scholastic Book Fairs lit an angry fire under me when they explained
>>>> the fuel surcharge they are applying to book fairs. I did my research,
>>>> replied (see below), and Scholastic Book Fairs Leadership is now asking me
>>>> to have a phone meeting regarding my "strong feelings". If you also have
>>>> "strong feelings" about the fuel surcharge or would like to share how it is
>>>> impacting your school/students, please let me know. I would love to share
>>>> your concerns with Scholastic leadership.
>>>> ~Kelly Ranftl
>>>>
>>>> My email to Scholastic:
>>>> Dear xxxxx,
>>>> Our problem is with the unjust practice of a BILLION dollar company
>>>> essentially charging schools to run your fairs. Scholastic is NOT a mom &
>>>> pop shop struggling with inflation. The fuel charge is about company
>>>> bigwigs making more cash. I find it greedy and immoral for business
>>>> owners to nickel and dime schools and children, especially when the
>>>> company has had record-breaking earnings the previous year.  Scholastic
>>>> is not in financial trouble, as the quotes below prove.
>>>>
>>>> "Scholastic recorded significant revenue and operating income gains in
>>>> both reporting periods, led by increased in-person book fairs and record
>>>> revenue-per-fair levels in the U.S. book fairs channel, as well as
>>>> strong demand for the Company's educational offerings."
>>>>
>>>> "...Board of Directors also approved a 33% increase in its regular
>>>> quarterly cash dividend to $0.20 per share from $0.15 per share on the
>>>> Company's Class A and Common Stock for the first quarter of fiscal 2023."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Citation:
>>>>
>>>> Scholastic Corporation. “Scholastic Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal
>>>> 2022 Results Led by Record Revenue per Fair Levels and Strong Education
>>>> Solutions Sales.” *SCHOLASTIC REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL 2022
>>>> RESULTS LED BY RECORD REVENUE PER FAIR LEVELS AND STRONG EDUCATION
>>>> SOLUTIONS SALES*, 21 July 2022,
>>>> https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scholastic-reports-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-2022-results-led-by-record-revenue-per-fair-levels-and-strong-education-solutions-sales-301591281.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Durkin Park has decided to go with a book fair company that has similar
>>>> offerings, similar prices, better rewards structure, and most importantly,
>>>> is not charging a fuel surcharge to ANY school as a cash grab. Feel
>>>> free to forward my email to Sasha Quinton, President of Book Fairs, who
>>>>  made $1,697,980 in total compensation in 2022.
>>>>
>>>> Source:
>>>> https://www.salary.com/tools/executive-compensation-calculator/sasha-quinton-salary-bonus-stock-options-for-scholastic-corp?year=2022
>>>>
>>>> I know I am not the only one canceling book fairs due to this cash
>>>> grab. Librarians across multiple Facebook groups are livid, and many
>>>> small-town and low-income school librarians are feeling this surcharge hit
>>>> their book budgets. My hope is that if the people in charge realise what
>>>> they are doing to schools is WRONG, a change will be made.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> All the best,
>>>> Kelly Ranftl
>>>> Durkin Park Library Information Specialist
>>>> Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
>>>> klranftl at cps.edu
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>>>> reading, to make reading one of his needs, is good for him.”
>>>>  – Maya Angelou
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