Education Advanced Promotes Dr. Kelly Manlove, a 24-year Education Leader, to Chief Operating Officer

TYLER, Texas, —  Education Advanced Inc., a leading provider of K-12 operations technology, today announced the promotion of Dr. Kelly Manlove to the role of Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Manlove will be responsible for keeping the company focused on their student-first priority while efficiently ushering in the company's next stage of accelerated growth.

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Kelly Manlove, Ed.D. - New COO of Education Advanced

Prior to starting with Education Advanced in in June 2019, Manlove spent 23 years in public education in four Texas-based school districts. Her experiences ranged from teaching, to coaching softball, to assistant principal and principal. The last 11 years she served secondary campuses in the Corpus Christi Independent School District as both a middle school and high school principal. Manlove earned her Ed.D. from Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi in Educational Leadership in May 2012. Please visit Kelly's LinkedIn profile at https://bit.ly/2AH3Z0H for more information on her background.

"I became an educator because I am extremely passionate about helping youth reach their maximum potential," Manlove said. "I am thrilled to expand on my calling in life in this rare, exciting opportunity to serve hundreds of districts and millions of students in my new role as COO."

CEO Dr. Eli Crow said, "Students are at the center of everything we do at Education Advanced. We have always maintained a large staff of former educators in our ranks. As the COO, Kelly will not only help us to keep our house in order, she will also add valuable perspective to every decision we make."

In her first year at Education Advanced, Manlove leveraged her experience and perspective to contribute to the successful launch of Cardonex, the company's latest major product. Cardonex, which simplifies the class scheduling process by analyzing staffing needs and streamlining efficiency was developed before COVID-19. It is now being used by client schools to rapidly respond to unprecedented scheduling challenges associated with remote schooling and mandated reduction of class sizes.

About Education Advanced Inc. (EAI)

Education Advanced is a privately held company supporting K-12 education by providing operations tools that enable administrators to be more efficient, allowing them to spend more time and resources on exceeding student needs. Founded as a consultancy in 2014, EAI has now become a software company serving more than 350 school districts, 6,000 schools, and 4M students. EAI's current product offering includes TestHound®, the industry's No. 1 test coordination software, and Cardonex®, a patented master scheduling and staffing technology that significantly enhances student access to desired courses. To learn more, visit www.educationadvanced.com.

For more information, please call Eric Turner at 903-858-4497 ext. 1012, or email marketing@educationadvanced.com