[aisle] Scholastic Book Fair Fuel Surcharge Meeting

Fri Oct 21 09:36:16 CDT 2022

You would think it would be the other way around...fewer books to send back
should need less gas to transport them. And a larger book fair means more
profit for Scholastic...

On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 9:34 AM Ranftl, Kelly via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> It is $150 or $80 depending on how much your fair sells. The more you
> sell, the higher the fee!
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> On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 9:30 AM Peterson, Sharon I. (OV) via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> How much is the surcharge?  Does it vary or is it a fixed rate?
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>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2022, 4:48 PM Kathryn Green via AISLE <
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>> Would you please share when this was added to the page? I am looking for
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>> On Oct 17, 2022, at 2:36 PM, Ranftl, Kelly via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Hi Fellow Librarians,
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>> 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
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>> My email to Scholastic:
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>> 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.
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>> "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."
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>> "...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."
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>> Citation:
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>> 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
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>> 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.
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>> Source:
>> https://www.salary.com/tools/executive-compensation-calculator/sasha-quinton-salary-bonus-stock-options-for-scholastic-corp?year=2022
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>> 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.
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>> All the best,
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>> Kelly Ranftl
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>> Durkin Park Library Information Specialist
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