Michael R. Volonnino, Ph.D. Education Ph.D., Education Administration, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 2013 • Focus in Planning and Policy • Dissertation: Performance Pay as a Human Capital Strategy • Primary Research Interests: Human Capital Development, Measuring Teacher Effectiveness, Strategic Compensation Reform M.Ed., Education Administration, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2007
A.B. American History, Magna Cum Laude, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2001 • Honors Thesis: Loss of Public Spaces and White Flight Out of Brooklyn, NY • Charles Warren Fellow, 2000 Diploma, Regis High School, New York, NY, 1997
School Leadership and Teaching Experience Principal, Archbishop Williams High School, Braintree, MA 2014-Present • Led the academics and daily operations for an independent, college preparatory, Grades 7-12 co-educational Catholic school of 765 students, up from 515 in 2014. • Partnered with the President in planning and executing almost $20 million in capital improvements including a renovated Cafeteria, Athletics Facilities, Auditorium, Science Lab, Middle School Classroom Building, and overall campus beautification. • Opened a Grade 7 & 8 Program, which has grown from 41 to 160 students. • Served on the Board of Trustees Catholic Identity, Educational Program, Enrollment and Retention, Institutional Advancement, and Marketing Committees • Partnered with Boston College to implement a Catholic-focused diversity initiative • Helped lead to strategic planning initiatives as well as the self-study for an overwhelmingly successful NEASC re-accreditation. • Implemented a new teacher evaluation system, T-Eval with RCAB • Oversaw the expansion of the Arts, Drama, and Campus Ministry programs. • Reorganized the administrative structure to improve academic rigor and student life. • Attended four international student recruitment trips to China
Adjunct Professor, PACT Program, Providence College, Providence, RI, 2021-Present • Courses Taught: Introduction to Teaching (Summers 2021-2025), Teaching Internship I, II, III, and IV (Fall 2021-2023, Spring 2022-2024) Assistant Head of School, St. Michael Catholic Academy, Austin, TX 2012-2014 • Served as Interim Head of School from February 2013-July 2013. • Supervised faculty of 43 and was responsible for professional development as well as the oversight of curriculum and instruction for the oldest Catholic high school in Austin. • Initiated an Honor Code for the 2013-2014 school year. • Created the guidelines and templates to re-write school curriculum as part of compliance with TCCED accreditation. • Taught AP United States Government and Politics and founded the SMCA Debate Team.