---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000866729-23-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SCHL"
cik: "0000866729"
company_name: "SCHOLASTIC CORP"
filed_at: "2023-08-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T09:01:45.074738+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Scholastic names Beth Polcari President of Education Solutions; CFO Ken Cleary to become President of International

## Summary
- Rose Else-Mitchell left as President of Education Solutions on Aug 16, 2023, to pursue other interests after a transition period.
- Beth Polcari, previously President of International, named President of Education Solutions effective immediately. She joined Scholastic in 1985.
- Ken Cleary will resign as CFO upon appointment of successor to become President of International. He retains CFO role with interim International oversight.
- A nationally recognized search firm has been retained to identify a successor CFO for Scholastic.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000866729-23-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SCHL
- cik: 0000866729
- company_name: SCHOLASTIC CORP
- filed_at: 2023-08-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866729/000086672923000022/0000866729-23-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866729/000086672923000022/schl-20230816.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000866729-23-000022
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000866729-23-000022.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000866729-23-000022.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Elizabeth Polcari was appointed as Executive Vice President and President, Education Solutions at SCHOLASTIC CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and President, Education Solutions
  source text: Ms. Elizabeth Polcari, Executive Vice President and President, International has been appointed to succeed Ms. Else-Mitchell.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866729/000086672923000022/0000866729-23-000022-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kenneth J. Cleary was appointed as Executive Vice President and President, International at SCHOLASTIC CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and President, International
  source text: The Company also announced that Kenneth J. Cleary will be resigning from his current position as Chief Financial Officer, at such time as a successor has been identified, in order to become Executive Vice President and President, International.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866729/000086672923000022/0000866729-23-000022-index.htm
- Executive change
  Rosamund M. Else-Mitchell departed as Executive Vice President and President, Education Solutions at SCHOLASTIC CORP.
  - Action: leaving
  - Role: Executive Vice President and President, Education Solutions
  source text: Ms. Rosamund M. Else-Mitchell will be leaving her position as Executive Vice President and President, Education Solutions effective August 16, 2023 and will be departing from the Company in September to pursue other interests following a transition period to be agreed upon.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866729/000086672923000022/0000866729-23-000022-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.