About Frank

Frank Sachs is a retired twin cities educator with a BS in American History and a MS in Guidance and Counseling.  He has taught in both public and private schools for 40 plus years.  The last 37 of those years were at The Blake School in Minneapolis where he was a senior administrator and taught in the Social Studies department.  During the majority of those years Frank taught primarily AP US Government and Politics, US Constitutional Law and American History while serving as the Director of College Counseling. 

As an educator Frank is the recipient of several honors:

• Named as a recipient of the Presidential Scholars – Teacher Recognition Award, by the U.S. Department of Education
• Awarded a Citation of Merit for Outstanding Achievement and a Meritorious Career by his alma mater, The University of Missouri-Columbia
• Named a Kentucky Colonel, by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear
• The Margaret Addis Life Time Achievement Award, presented by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) “for providing exceptional service to the growth, promotion, and/or advancement of the Association.”
• John B. Muir Excellence in Media (Journalism) Award, presented by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) for the “most significant media contribution (written, video or podcast series etc…)” for his article The Evolution of Parent Education in the College Counseling Process published in The Journal of College Admission.
• Groves Academy Board of Trustees. Groves is a multi-disciplinary day school for 300 special education students grades 1-12.  As Education Committee Chair, Frank oversaw the development of their College Counseling Program.
• Faculty Emeritus,  The Blake School

As a professional Frank lent his time and experience to several Boards both local and national:

• Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation
• Minnesota 3rd Congressional District – Education Advisory Committee
• Midwest (13 states) Regional Council of The College Board
• Groves Academy – Board of Trustees
• University of Minnesota Twin Cities – Advisory Board
• University of Chicago – Advisory Board
• Johns Hopkins University – Advisory Board
• Bryn Mawr College – Advisory Board
• University of Georgia – Advisory Board
• University of Miami of Ohio – Advisory Board
• Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation –  Member of the Academic League Council, which oversees some 84 “programs that help young people stretch their minds and develop their academic skills.”
• Minnesota 3rd Congressional District Education Advisory Committee. –  For 19 years he served as a member of a group of Education Administrators who met twice yearly to advise Congressman Jim Ramstad on educational issues until his retirement in 2008.