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

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                             School Specialty, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    807863105
                                 (CUSIP Number)



Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

     [X] Rule 13d-1(b)
     [ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
     [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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                                   13G

CUSIP NO. 807863105


1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

            Wells Fargo & Company
            Tax Identification No. 41-0449260

2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*    (a)  [ ]
                                                         (b)  [ ]

3)  SEC USE ONLY

4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

            Delaware

NUMBER OF          (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES                    1,044,079
BENEFICIALLY       (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY                  7,949
EACH               (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING                 991,438
PERSON             (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH                      54,427

9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
             1,052,768

10)  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
     SHARES

11)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
             5.7%

12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

             HC


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

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

DISCLAIMER: Information in this Schedule 13G is provided solely for the purpose
of complying with Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Act and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and is not to be construed as an admission that Wells
Fargo & Company or any of its subsidiaries is the beneficial owner of the
securities covered by this Schedule 13G for any purpose whatsoever.

Item 1(a)  Name of Issuer:

           School Specialty, Inc.

Item 1(b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

           W6316 Design Drive
           Greenville, WI  54942

Item 2(a)  Name of Person Filing:

           Wells Fargo & Company

Item 2(b)  Address of Principal Business Office:

           420 Montgomery Street
           San Francisco, CA  94104

Item 2(c)  Citizenship:

           Delaware

Item 2(d)  Title of Class of Securities:

           Common Stock

Item 2(e)  CUSIP Number:

           807863105

Item 3  The person filing is a parent holding company in
        accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G)

Item 4  Ownership:

        See Items 5-11 of the cover page. Information as of December 31, 2002.

Item 5  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

        If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
        hereof the reporting persons have ceased to be beneficial owners of more
        than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].


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Item 6  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

        Not applicable.

Item 7  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
        Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

        See Attachment A.

Item 8  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

        Not applicable.

Item 9  Notice of Dissolution of Group:

        Not applicable.

Item 10 Certification:

        By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
        belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not
        held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing
        the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and
        are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
        having that purpose or effect.

Signature.
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.

Date: February 10, 2003

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

By: /s/ Laurel A. Holschuh
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    Laurel A. Holschuh, Senior Vice President
      and Secretary


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                                  ATTACHMENT A
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The Schedule 13G to which this attachment is appended is filed by Wells Fargo &
Company on behalf of the following subsidiaries:

         Peregrine Capital Management, Inc. (1)
         Wells Capital Management Incorporated (1)
         Wells Fargo Bank Indiana, National Association (2)
         Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association (2)
         Wells Fargo Bank Nevada, National Association (2)
         Wells Fargo Bank South Dakota, National Association (2)

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(1)      Classified as a registered investment advisor in accordance with
         Regulation 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(2)      Classified as a bank in accordance with Regulation 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(B).



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