JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 1
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them a Statement on
Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with regard to the
common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of School Specialty,
Inc. and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint
filings. In evidence thereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized, hereby execute this Agreement
as of November 7, 2005.
| MSD CAPITAL, L.P. |
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| By: | MSD Capital Management LLC, its general partner | |||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
| Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||
| General Counsel | ||||
| MSD SBI, L.P. |
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| By: | MSD Capital, L.P., its general partner | |||
| By: | MSD Capital Management LLC, its general partner | |||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
| Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||
| General Counsel | ||||
