Scholastic (SCHL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Peter Warwick, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.7M in fiscal 2026, up 13% from $3.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 85:1, on median employee pay of $44,104.

Filed
August 7, 2026
Annual meeting
September 16, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.7M+13% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
85:1median $44,104
CEO pay in equity
33%$1.2M in awards
CEO pay increase
$442,459Fiscal 2026 versus fiscal 2025
Special bonuses
$400,000Glover and Mathews
Median employee pay
$44,104Used in pay ratio
PSU performance period
3 yearsFiscal 2026 through 2028
PSU vesting
Third anniversaryPerformance awards

How Warwick was paid

$3.7M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary29%Bonus37%Stock awards3%Option awards29%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Peter WarwickPresident and Chief Executive Officer$3,742,972
Haji GloverExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,997,013
Iole LuccheseChair of the Board, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and President, Scholastic Entertainment$2,471,936
Jeffrey MathewsExecutive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer and President, Scholastic Education$2,117,299
Sasha QuintonExecutive Vice President and President, Children's Book Group$2,090,100

What changed and why

  • $3.74M$3.74M CEO total compensation increased from $3.30M in fiscal 2025.
  • $400K$400,000 special one-time bonuses went to Haji Glover and Jeffrey Mathews for sale-leaseback transactions.
  • $900K$899,980 was awarded to Iole Lucchese in stock and incentive compensation.
  • $775K$774,998 in stock awards went to Sasha Quinton.
  • $44,10485:1 CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio used median employee compensation of $44,104.
  • PSUs use average fiscal 2026–2028 performance metrics and vest on the third anniversary.

Other Scholastic proxy statements

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.