Background
Newcombe, Joanne Pauline was born on July 10, 1947 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Eugene L. and Veronica Rita Maciolek Galuska.
Newcombe, Joanne Pauline was born on July 10, 1947 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Eugene L. and Veronica Rita Maciolek Galuska.
Bachelor, U. Massachusetts, 1969. Master of Education, U. Lowell, 1975, Doctor of Education, Northeastern University, 1985. Certified teacher, administrator, Massachusetts, Michigan, Connecticut, North.H, Maine.
Teacher Ellsworth School, Windsor, Connecticut, 1969-1970, Muraco School, Winchester, Massachusetts, 1970-1975. Assistant principal Londonderry (New Hampshire) Junior High School, 1975-1978. Principal South School, Londonderry, 1978-1980, Birch Hill School, Nashua, New Hampshire, 1980-1984.
Director instructional services Ludington (Michigan) Area Schools, 1984-1986. Superintendent schools Auburn, Massachusetts, 1986-1990, Kittery, Maine, 1990-1992. Professor Bridgewater (Massachusetts) State College, 1992—2003, acting dean, 1995-1997.
With International Education Program Inc., since 1997. Professor Harvard University, 1999—2001. With Office Educational Quality and Accountability Commonwealth of Massachusetts, since 2004.
Member faculty Lesley College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971-1974, Worcester (Massachusetts) State College, 1987-1990, since 2005. Member The Administrative Search Consortium, since 1999. With Newcombe Consultant, since 1995, Wessex Associates, London, since 2000, Class Measures, Stoneham, Massachusetts, since 2004.
Director teacher preparation Nichols College, since 2007. Speaker at national conventions on educational administration.
Member Association Teacher Educators (board directors 1993-2007), Nashua Association School Principals (president 1983-1984), New Hampshire Coalition Educational Leaders (president 1980-1982), New Hampshire Association School Principals (executive board 1982-1984, regional president 1980-1982), American Association School Administrators, Massachusetts Association School Superintendents, Maine School Superintendent Association, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (board directors 1999-2002), Massachusetts Association Supervision and Curriculum Development (secretary 1989-1990), Worcester County Superintendents Association (treasurer 1989-1990), Northeast Coalition Educational Leaders, National Superintendents Academy (certified of excellence 1986), Rotary, Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Delta Kappa Gamma.
Married Randall William Helweg, August 29, 1970 (divorced). Married Edward Jeffrey Newcombe, October 9, 1982.