February 23-26, 2026 • Long Beach Convention Center • Long Beach, CA
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Awardees by Day

TUESDAY GENERAL SESSION 8:45AM - 10:05AM

2026 Hart Vision Elected Official of the Year

Senator Angelique Ashby

2026 Don Shalvey Legacy Award Recipients

Johnathan Williams

Founder, The Accelerated Schools; Founding Board Member, California Charter Schools Association

Eva Pacheco

Founder, Ecellence and Justice in Education (EJE) Academies

Walton Family Foundation


WEDNESDAY TEACHER & VOLUNTEER AWARDS AND KEYNOTE FEBRUARY 25 12:45PM - 1:30PM

2026 Rachel Willis-Henry Volunteer of the Year Award

Juana Morales Aguilar

Making Waves Academy

2026 Hart Vision Award Recipients

California Teacher of the Year

Guadalupe Covarrubias

Magnolia Science Academy 2, Magnolia Public School

Regional Teacher of the Year
Bay Area

Maria Trinidad Humildad

Latino College Preparatory Academy, The Foundation for Hispanic Education

Regional Teacher of the Year
Southern California

Nancy Alcalá

Orange County School of the Arts

Regional Teacher of the Year
Los Angeles

Dayna Rosso

Stella Elementary Charter Academy, Bright Star Schools

Regional Teacher of the Year
NorCal/Central Valley

Armando Murillo

University High School


THURSDAY GENERAL SESSION 9:30AM – 11:00AM

2026 Hart Vision Equity and Innovation Awards

Leader of the Year

Mary Cox

CORE Butte Charter School

Leader of the Year

Jeffie Esparza Hickman

University High School

Leader of the Year

Dr. Derek King

Excelsior Charter Schools

School of the Year

Wonderful College Prep Academy