dr. lourdes ferrer

Specialist in Hispanic academic achievement and parental involvement

in the news 

“Born and raised in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Ferrer brings the friendliness of the island to every meeting. She is a dynamo, a math whiz, a long-lost friend suddenly at the table passing the bread and asking about your day.”  "She Inspires Teachers to Lift the Latino Bar" (Natalia Munoz, The Republican, December 15, 2004) 

“A community liaison for Palm Beach County School District, Lourdes Ferrer, whipped the crowd at ‘Tabernaculo de Amor’ church into a frenzy that would have made Pythagoras proud. It was the first in a string of community outreach events the school district is planning to get parents more involved in their children education, particularly math, which terrifies the parents as much as the students, Ferrer said.” (Stephen Kiehl, The Palm Beach Post, May 7, 2001) 

“More than a hundred parents hooted and clapped as school district official Lourdes Ferrer told them what they could do to help their children learn. The crowd from Delray Beach school responded enthusiastically to Ferrer’s message of empowerment.”  (Susanna Laurenti, Baco Raton/Delray Beach News, October 24, 2001) 

Dr. Lourdes was a keynote speaker at SACS State Summer Conference - June 30, 2005 Topic: Creating a culture of Achievement