Responsive Collaboration for IEP and 504 Teams

About Albert Johnson-MussadLaurel Peltier

Albert E. Johnson-Mussad Ph.D. is a Leadership and Instruction Continuous Improvement Consultant at the Collaborative for Educational Services in Massachusetts. Albert holds a Ph.D. in applied linguistics (language teaching testing and learning) from Georgetown University.  He has worked in PK-12 schools for 30 years as a teacher professional development facilitator and instructional leader. He currently consults nationally to provide professional development coaching and technical assistance in PK-12 schools. Alberts interest in language culture and responsive practice began as a child of immigrants from Egypt to the United States. Albert lives in Greenfield Massachusetts with his husband Glenn. Laurel Peltier Ed.D. is a Curriculum and Instructional Specialist in Special Education at the Collaborative for Educational Services in Massachusetts. Laurel holds an Ed.D. in special education leadership from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.  She has worked in public schools and postsecondary colleges and universities teaching English and special education courses for the past 33 years.  Laurel is trained and has experience in facilitating person centered planning educational advocacy and mediation.  Her interest in disability advocacy and education began when her youngest child was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2.  Currently Laurel lives in Amherst Massachusetts with her husband Chris and her son Elijah.  She also has an amazing daughter Sarah who has fled the nest and lives in the midwest.