P a g e | 8PRESENTATIONS (continued)2002 Ferrer, A. (2003, March). Promising Practices in Alternative Routes to Teaching. Invited speaker atThe White House Conference on Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers, The White House, Washington, DC.2000 Ferrer, A. (2000, May). School Leadership Teams and Sustaining the Arts, Invited speaker at the Cross-SiteGathering 2000, The Center for Arts Education, Riverside Church, NYC.1995 Ferrer, A., Ortiz, R., Bertin, L., Smith-Earley, K., Colon, N. Gonzalez, G., & Nieves, C. (1995, April). ProjectExchange: A Successful Two Way bilingual Model in the Elementary School. A demonstration presented atthe 18 th Annual Conference of the New York State Association for Bilingual Education (SABE), Rye TownHilton, NY.Acuña-Reyes, R., Carrasquillo, A., Ferrer, A., London, C., & Santiago, R. (1995, Feb.). Puerto Ricans in theUnited States: Challenges for the Year 2000. A symposium presented at the 24 th Annual InternationalBilingual/Multicultural Education Conference of the National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE),Phoenix, Arizona.1994 Ferrer, A. (1994, July). Against All Odds: A Case Study in School Overcrowding, P.S. 46 EducationCommunity’s Response to Overcrowding. Presentation to the Citizens’ Commission on Planning forEnrollment Growth. Office of the Bronx Borough President, Bronx County Building, 851 GrandConcourse, Bronx, NY.1992 Ferrer, A. (1992, Nov.). Literacy Development of Hispanic Students. Workshop presented at the Hispanicsin New York City: Educational Challenges for the 1990’s Conference at Herbert H. Lehman <strong>College</strong>,Bronx, NY.1992 Ferrer, A. (1992, March; 1991, March). The Bronx Literacy EXPO at Herbert H. Lehman <strong>College</strong>, Bronx, NY.1991 Conference developer, organizer, chairperson, and program moderator for two consecutive years forfirst-of its-kind Bronx-wide family literacy conference in collaboration with the Office of the BronxBorough President, Lehman <strong>College</strong>, the Bronx Reading Council, the City <strong>College</strong> Bronx Principals’ Center,and the New York City Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (NYCASCD),1991 Ferrer, A. (1991, Feb.). Learning Styles. Invited speaker at the South Jamaica Education Summit,Huntington Prep, Public School 40, Queens, NY.1990 Ferrer, A. (1990, June). Sharing and Planning Together: A Multicultural Education Institute. Organizedinstitute and presented workshops for Community School District 10 principals, in collaboration withColumbia University, Institute for Urban & Minority Education, The Division of Multilingual andMulticultural Education, at the Cardinal Spellman Retreat House, Bronx, NY.Ferrer, A. (1990, May). Recent Amendments to the Commissioners’ Regulations on Bilingual Education:A Management Conference for Bronx Administrators and Supervisors. Organized conference andpresented seminar at The City <strong>College</strong> Bronx Principals’ Center, Bronx Community <strong>College</strong>, Bronx, NY.1989 Ferrer, A. (1989, Oct.). A Multicultural Mosaic: Moving Forward Together. Invited speaker at theNew York City Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (NYASCD), Hall of the Board ofEducation, Brooklyn, NYFerrer, A. (1989, May). Implementation of the Regents New Bilingual Education Policy: A ManagementConference for Principals, Organized conference and presented seminar for District 10 principals incollaboration with Community School District 10, Bilingual Education Curriculum Committee, and TheCity <strong>College</strong> Bronx Principals’ Center, Cardinal Spellman Retreat House, Bronx, NY.
P a g e | 9PRESENTATIONS (continued)Ferrer, A. (1989, March). School Culture and Staff Development: A Management Conference for BronxPrincipals. Organized conference and presented seminar at The City <strong>College</strong> Bronx Principals’ Center,Marina Del Rey, Bronx, NY.Ferrer, A. (1989, Feb.). Leadership Styles and Staff Development. Presented workshop at theDistrict-wide Principals and Assistant Principals Conference, CSA Super Center, CSD 23, Brooklyn, NY.1988 Ferrer, A. (1988, June). Successful Schooling. Invited discussant at the New York State EducationDepartment, City <strong>College</strong>, New York, NY.Ferrer, A. (1988, Feb.) Perspectives on Collaboration/Sharing Agendas for Tomorrow. Presented leadershipseminar to Community School District 10 school administrators, Hilton Hotel, Rye, NY.GRANTS2011 $225,000 Capital Grant, Office of the Bronx Borough President. Partnership and funding fortechnology to equip the <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>College</strong> School of Education Parent Center on the Bronx campus.$78,000 Capital Grant, Office of the Bronx Borough President. Partnership and funding fortechnology to equip onsite parent centers at partnership/pilot schools PS 46 and PS 85 as part ofthe <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>College</strong> School of Education Parent Center initiative ($39,000 per school).2005 Comprehensive School Reform Grant at Public School 46, Bronx, NYNew York State Education Department, 2005-20072005 “Mi Familia” Arts School Reform Grant at Public School 46, Bronx, NYNew York State Council on the Arts, 2005–2011Parents as Arts Partners Grants at Public School 46, Bronx, NY, 2000-2005The Center for Arts Education, New York, NY2004 Robin Hood Foundation $1 Million Library Grant at Public School 46, 2004-20052000 “Arts Are Literacy” at Public School 46, Bronx NYNew York City Partnership for Arts in Education Grant, 1998-20001997 “Project Exchange” at Public School 46, Bronx, NYNew York State Education Department Two-way Bilingual Grant, 1992-19971991 “Project BEST” (Building English Skills Together) at Public School 46, Bronx, NYA Family Literacy After-School Program, New York State ISS Bilingual Grant1987 “Parents in Action” - Parent Leadership Training Program at Public School 46, Bronx, NYCity <strong>College</strong>/Hunter <strong>College</strong> Principals’ Center Grant1985 “Project B.E.E.P.” (Bilingual Education Enrichment Program),Title VII E.S.E.A. Grant, 1982-1985Community School District 10, Bronx, NY