ISAIAH COLEMAN

12th Grade Level Dean, Science Teacher, Head Coach Track & Field

Isaiah Coleman has been at EHS since 2005 as science teacher, football and track coach, honor council chair, summer school director, and now 12th Grade Dean and Head Track and Field Coach. With a BA in Sports Medicine from Rice University and an MS in Educational Leadership from Prairie View A&M University, he currently teaches Anatomy and Physiology and Chemistry along with his dean and coaching responsibilities. Born and raised in Wharton, Texas, where he attended Wharton Senior High School, Isaiah traces his bloodline back to Cameroon and Nigeria. With nineteen month old twin daughters, Isaiah enjoys spending his spare time with his family.

What’s on your playlist?

A little bit of everything: jazz, classical, rhythm and blues, and hip hop.

What was the first concert you attended?

My aunt took my cousins and me to see MC Hammer at the Summit here in Houston back in the early 90’s.

If you weren’t a teacher, what would you pick for a career?

Health care professional or fighter pilot in the Air Force.

What is your proudest accomplishment?

Becoming and being a father to my girls.

Do you have a favorite app or tech gadget?

My iPhone and/or iPad.

Did you have a mentor growing up who inspired your career?

Donald Allen is also a graduate of Rice University and his work at the Boys and Girls Club in Wharton played a big role in my choosing to attend Rice University and work with young people when I graduated.

If you could travel back in time, what period of history would you choose?

I would love to travel back during the height of ancient Egypt.

What do you most respect about your colleagues?

Their hard work and flexibility in working with each other and our students.

What do you most respect about your students? Their perseverance.

If you could eat only one meal this week, what would it be? My mother in law’s gumbo.