Our Approach
Strong school and district leadership makes optimal use of communication and collaboration for mutual trust and accountability. Strategic decisions focus resources to accelerate student progress and teacher development.
Experience
We offer
- A working knowledge of the role of leadership in change management
- A knowledge bank of programmatic and instructional implications of growth model and other student achievement data
Services
A school dashboard
Establishing role clarity and shared responsibility for achieving measurable goal; clear accountability and problem-solving structures
Student and Community Engagement Strategies
Assuring school, student, and community voice in school growth
Help for Building a Collaborative Culture
A culture defined by norms of common planning time focused on students’ and teachers’ work, and accessible, skilled leadership
Administrator Development
Administrator searches, licensure, and capacity development
Mentoring Programs and Strategies
School Climate Audits, surveys, focus groups, interviews
Albert Mussad
Albert serves as a staff consultant in leadership and instruction at the Collaborative for Educational Services. He travels nationally to facilitate professional development for school leaders, teachers and other licensed educators in instructional leadership; English learner education; world language and bilingual education; adolescent literacy education; and improving outcomes for students in poverty. Dr. Mussad is a seasoned K-12 teacher and curriculum leader who has worked with central office and school-based administrators to increase opportunity and achievement for both vulnerable learners and high-achieving learners. He has facilitated professional development, provided individualized leadership and instructional coaching, and evaluated educational programs to provide actionable recommendations and implementation assistance.
Dr. Mussad led the training-of-trainers component of DESE’s Leading Educational Access Project (LEAP) to improve outcomes for students in poverty. Albert presented on teaching students in poverty at the 2019 ASCD Conference on Educational Leadership, and he facilitated an intensive institute on this topic as part of the 2019 Anchorage, Alaska School District Summer Academy. Dr. Mussad also facilitates curriculum development and strategic planning, and evaluates educational programs. He has taught K-12 English learners and high school Spanish. Albert served as an assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, and also in the role of elementary school principal. He is currently supporting the Chelsea Public Schools with professional development, technical assistance and coaching for leaders, teachers and instructional coaches in the district’s three middle schools to improve student outcomes.
Position: Leadership and Continuous Improvement Consultant
Email: amussad@collaborative.org
Phone: 413.586.4900 x5945
Angela Burke, M.Ed.
Angela Burke, M.Ed, oversees CES Professional Services teams that include Professional Development, Licensure, Research and Evaluation, and Healthy Families and Communities. Burke has over 20 years of experience in managing technology across K-12, Higher Education and Fortune 100 settings. She has extensive experience in K-12 curriculum and professional development planning. She has been the Director of Technology for school districts in Ohio and Massachusetts, Associate Director of Academic Computing at Barnard College and Help Desk & Acquisition Services Manager for Johnson Controls and a middle school classroom teacher/team leader.
Angela has a Master’s Degree in Adult Education and Curriculum, is a Google Certified Educator and has been an adjunct faculty member in the Schools of Education at Miami University of Ohio, University of Dayton, Wright State University and Westfield State University.
Position: Director of Professional Services
Email: aburke@collaborative.org
Phone: 413.586.4900 x5926