About Me

Cheree McKean

I began my career in the business world.  After obtaining a business administration degree, I spent eight years working in finance.  In 1999 I left the business world to pursue my passion for teaching.  I obtained a teaching credential from California State University, San Marcos and accepted a job at St. Peter’s Catholic School where I taught fifth grade for three years.  Feeling as though my potential was not being fully utilized, I accepted a job teaching math and science to students in an underachieving middle school. 

As a life-long learner I pursued a Master’s degree in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership through California State University, San Marcos while taking on additional responsibilities including leading the sixth grade math team.  These responsibilities included; grade-level curriculum preparation, lead instructor in Professional Learning Communities, and mentoring new teachers.   Additionally, I am a member of the district-wide Curriculum Council which is a group that reviews and writes curriculum to ensure that current district standards are in accordance with national standards.  To accompany my Master’s degree, I completed the curriculum for National Board Certification in Early Adolescence Mathematics.   

As a teacher I has been honored as a finalist for California League of Middle School Teacher of the Year and was awarded Math Teacher of the Year by the Greater San Diego Mathematics Council.  In addition, I been asked to participate as an instructor in training videos for the San Diego County Office of Education and the Vista Unified School District.  I have also served as a Coordinating Teacher for student teaching programs through several colleges within the San Diego area.  Upon receiving my doctorate in educational leadership, I intend to focus on ensuring that new teachers are properly motivated with a passion for teaching and the desire to meet the needs of the diverse students they will face in the classroom.