<div dir="ltr">My school, being too rural, was forced to switch to a "tabletop" fair where they shipped all the books through UPS. It so much more work than the metal cases they used to bring. We also lost the use of our gym for nearly two weeks in order to have a place to be able to set up, hold the fair, and tear down. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 2:40 PM Jordan Adams via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">How did you become aware of the fuel surcharge?</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 2:36 PM Ranftl, Kelly via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:large">Hi Fellow Librarians,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:large">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.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:large">~Kelly Ranftl</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">My email to Scholastic:</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:large">Dear xxxxx,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:large"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large;font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">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. </span><span style="font-size:large;font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">The fuel charge is about company bigwigs making more c</span><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" style="font-size:large">ash. I find it</font><span style="font-size:large;font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"> greedy and immoral for business owners to nickel and dime schoo</span><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4">ls and children, especially when the company has had record-breaking earnings the previous year. </font><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(33,34,33)"> </span></font><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:large">Scholastic is not in financial trouble, as the quotes below prove.</span><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(33,34,33)"> </span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><blockquote style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">"<span style="color:rgb(55,55,55);font-size:16px">Scholastic recorded significant revenue and operating income gains in both reporting periods, led by increased in-person book fairs and <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">record revenue-per-fair levels in the U.S. book fairs channel</span>, as well as strong demand for the Company's educational offerings."</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><span style="color:rgb(55,55,55);font-size:16px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(55,55,55);font-size:16px">"...B</span><span style="color:rgb(55,55,55);font-size:16px">oard of Directors also <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">approved a 33% increase in its regular quarterly cash dividend</span> to </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(55,55,55);font-size:16px">$0.20</span><span style="color:rgb(55,55,55);font-size:16px"> per share from </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(55,55,55);font-size:16px">$0.15</span><span style="color:rgb(55,55,55);font-size:16px"> per share on the Company's Class A and Common Stock for the first quarter of fiscal 2023."</span></font></div></blockquote><blockquote style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Citation:</font></div></blockquote><blockquote style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Scholastic Corporation. “Scholastic Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2022 Results Led by Record Revenue per Fair Levels and Strong Education Solutions Sales.” <i>SCHOLASTIC REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL 2022 RESULTS LED BY RECORD REVENUE PER FAIR LEVELS AND STRONG EDUCATION SOLUTIONS SALES</i>, 21 July 2022, <a href="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" target="_blank">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</a></font></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(33,34,33);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">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. </font><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;color:rgb(33,34,33)">Feel free to forward my e</span><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" style="font-size:small"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(33,34,33)">mail to </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(33,34,33)">Sasha Quinton, President of Book Fairs, who</span><span style="color:rgb(33,34,33)"> made </span><span id="m_2622086778164619075m_1249244579422658538m_-1874322572174012124gmail-totalcompensation" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(33,34,33)">$1,697,980</span><span style="color:rgb(33,34,33)"> in total compensation in 2022. </span></font></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(33,34,33)">Source: </span><a href="https://www.salary.com/tools/executive-compensation-calculator/sasha-quinton-salary-bonus-stock-options-for-scholastic-corp?year=2022" target="_blank">https://www.salary.com/tools/executive-compensation-calculator/sasha-quinton-salary-bonus-stock-options-for-scholastic-corp?year=2022</a></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div></blockquote><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,34,33);font-size:large">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. </span></font></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">All the best,</font><div><div><font size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Kelly Ranftl </font></div><div><font size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Durkin Park Library Information Specialist</font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4">Pronouns: She/Her/Hers</font></div><div><font size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:klranftl@cps.edu" target="_blank">klranftl@cps.edu</a></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">Support my Classroom with Donors Choose: <a href="https://www.donorschoose.org/project/early-childhood-storytellers/6810970/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=directlink&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=teacher_2587578&rf=directlink-dc-2022-09-project-teacher_2587578&challengeid=20495476" target="_blank">Early Childhood Storytellers</a></font></div><div><font size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:klranftl@cps.edu" target="_blank"><img width="87" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4xcbHlq5R1LtDiTrnkZd-QdigD88v-dX0hLw2EKgXbCDft83cLW7LJm6ZK8H600FECtPEekWKE"></a></font><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:large">“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his needs, is good for him.”</span></div><div><font size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#3d85c6"> – Maya Angelou</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div>
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