Footsteps2Brilliance names 2Q 2026 Brilliant Minds model classroom educators

Footsteps2Brilliance has named a new group of teachers to its Brilliant Minds Model Classroom Honor Roll for the second quarter of 2026, recognizing educators who kept students engaged on the literacy platform and met full program fidelity. The company says the honorees will receive recognition letters and can apply for Featured Educator status as quarterly awards continue through 2026. Why it matters: - The honor roll spotlights teachers whose classroom use of Footsteps2Brilliance is tied to stronger early literacy outcomes. - Footsteps2Brilliance says students who sustain at least 45 minutes per week on the platform build literacy skills roughly three times faster than peers. - The recognition program also creates a pipeline for the company’s Featured Educator designation, a national spotlight award. What happened: - Footsteps2Brilliance announced its second-quarter 2026 Brilliant Minds Model Classroom honorees on June 15, 2026. - The new group includes educators from districts and schools across Texas, California, Connecticut, Kentucky and Florida. - The company said each honoree reached full program fidelity during the quarter. - Every student in each honored classroom logged at least 45 minutes per week on Footsteps2Brilliance over a sustained stretch of the school year. The details: - Honorees span pre-K through grade 4, plus a multiple-grades classroom. - The list includes teachers from PSJA ISD, Brownsville ISD, Rialto Unified School District, Bridgeport Public Schools, Covington Independent School District, Palmdale School District, Edcouch-Elsa ISD, Richardson Independent School District, and several other districts. - A full list of honorees was posted in the announcement, including teachers such as Abril Mireles, Alaina Harris, Allyson Anderson, Alvaro Centeno, Ambar Garcia, Andrea Haro, Ashley Wooliver, Barbara Koos, Betty Huson, Blanca Barja and many others. - Each educator will receive a formal letter of recognition. - Each honoree also gets an invitation to apply for the Brilliant Minds Featured Educator designation. - The program highlights consistent implementation, strong student engagement and literacy gains. - Footsteps2Brilliance says additional program details and educator features are available on its Brilliant Minds Honor Roll and Educator Spotlight pages. - Educator nominations can be submitted through the company’s educator spotlight page . Between the lines: - The program rewards classroom-level adoption, not just schoolwide participation. - The 45-minute weekly benchmark appears to be the key usage threshold Footsteps2Brilliance uses to define strong implementation. - The quarterly honor roll keeps attention on teachers who maintain sustained engagement, which can help drive platform use over time. What’s next: - Footsteps2Brilliance said it will continue naming Brilliant Minds honorees each quarter through 2026. - Teachers who maintain strong implementation and high student engagement remain eligible for future recognition. - Some honorees may move on to consideration for Featured Educator status. The bottom line: - Footsteps2Brilliance is using its honor roll to reward sustained literacy platform use and to push more classrooms toward consistent engagement.