Frank Carraher has been with the Educational Service Center of the Western Reserve since 2022 as the Math Consultant. Frank was a math teacher at the Elementary, Middle School, and High School levels for 12 years. Before joining the ESCWR, he incorporated best practices in the math classroom for Geneva Area City Schools, iSTEM Early College High School, Lakeside High Schools, and Riverside Local Schools. Frank is licensed in 4-9 Math and Language Arts, 7-12 Math, K-12 intervention, is endorsed in K-12 reading and K-12 Computer Science, and has his Master’s Degree in Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction. His skill set in the classroom included blended learning, differentiation, and incorporating technology.

At the ESC, Frank has led multiple curriculum adoptions and implementations for schools and districts, leads Teacher Based Teams and Professional Learning Communities, models lessons in mathematics classrooms in grades K-12, coaches teachers in groups and individually, and leads professional learning opportunities on topics such as the high school math pathways, best practices in teaching mathematics, and the 8 Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices. He is also the state lead facilitator for the Discrete Math/Computer Science Algebra 2 Equivalency High School Math Pathway and one of the Northeast Ohio regional facilitators for the Advanced Quantitative Reasoning pathway. Frank has also written and received grants for districts including the Teach Computer Science Grant and the High Quality Instructional Materials Innovative Impact Grant. He is a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics and has presented at state conferences including the Ohio Educational Service Center Association Let’s Connect Conference and the OCTM Conference.