Jimmy Neitzel

Experience

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  Highland Park ISD

  Aug 1992 - Jul 1996

  Mathematics Teacher

  Taught Algebra I, Algebra II, and Algebra II Pre-APCoached Varsity Soccer, Girls JV Track, and Eighth Grade FootballSponsored National Honor Society

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  Highland Park ISD

  Jul 1997 - May 2003

  Managed student behavior and attendance for 600 studentsLed professional learning workshops on differentiated instruction Led department chairs and instructional leadership teamManaged interview and hiring for all new teachersServed as Summer School Principal, 2002Built high school master schedules, 1998 to 2001Planned and implemented $1.1 million in bond technology expendituresServed on campus and district leadership councils Managed enrollment and attendance for 1,600 studentsImplemented Collegial Coaching for teacher professional growth and developmentDisaggregated data for the purpose of improving student daily attendance

  • Assistant Principal for Student Services

    Jun 2002 - May 2003

  • Assistant Principal for Instruction

    Jun 1998 - May 2002

  • Assistant Principal, Student Services

    Jul 1997 - Jun 1998
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  National Center for Educational Achievement

  Jun 2004 - Jul 2007

  Project Manager

  Delivered training to district and school leaders in Dallas and Houston Independent School DistrictsConducted school system instructional audits in Dallas ISD and West Contra Costa USDOrganized qualitative investigations of 215 higher performing school systems in 20 statesDelivered research findings in settings across the country

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  ACT

  Aug 2007 - Oct 2018

  Led first-ever customer success management team at ACTDefined and delivered high-touch services for strategically important customersGrew the customer success management team from 4 to 7 team members in first 12 months Grew ACT product training portfolio to 127 offeringsLed the team responsible for delivering 538 live training events to 10,650 ACT customers in FY2016Developed and implemented strategy and 3-year road map for ACT product trainingDirected product marketing research for ACT product training and professional developmentDesigned and led intake process for new instructional design work Successfully implemented CoreWork Diagnostics, an online diagnostic tool for educational leadershipCoordinated and delivered direct training for district and school leadership teamsManaged technical and customer support services

  • Senior Manager, Customer Success

    Aug 2016 - Oct 2018

  • Director, Learning Management

    Aug 2013 - Jul 2016

  • Principal Program Manager

    Aug 2007 - Jul 2013
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  Discovery Education

  Mar 2019 - Feb 2024

  Senior Manager, Education Partnerships

  Promoted to Senior Manager after first year to focus on enterprise partnerships with 78 of the nation’s largest urban school systemsEarned President’s Club for exceeding annual revenue goals in 2020 (311% to goal) and 2022 (136% to goal)Coordinated with channel partners to expand Texas partnerships for five consecutive yearsMentored new Partnership Managers on effective prospecting and strategies for building new sales pipelines

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  Riverside Insights

  May 2024 - now

  Director of Partnerships