The following ACDA members were named as Quarterfinalists for the 2026 Grammy Music Educator Award:
| Rebecca Atkins | University of Georgia | Athens | Georgia |
| Nikki Belch | West-Oak Middle School | Westminster | South Carolina |
| Macy Bell | Auburn University | Auburn | Alabama |
| Sidney Clarke-Lequerique | Richard Montgomery High School | Rockville | Maryland |
| Andrew Cowell | Belleville East High School | Belleville | Illinois |
| Sarah Gleason | New Canaan High School | New Canaan | Connecticut |
| Amanda Hanzlik | Edwin O. Smith High School | Storrs | Connecticut |
| Jessie Marie Haynes | Catawba Ridge High School | Fort Mill | South Carolina |
| Jessica Heinrich | Geneva Community High School | Geneva | Illinois |
| Bobby G. Helms | Copiah-Lincoln Community College | Wesson | Mississippi |
| James Henry | University of Missouri – St. Louis | St. Louis | Missouri |
| Shannan Hibbard | Wayne State University | Detroit | Michigan |
| Lisa Sunset Holt | Cedar Park High School | Cedar Park | Texas |
| Kaitlyn Koch | Waterford-Halfmoon Junior/Senior High School | Waterford | New York |
| Alex Kolster | Raytown High School | Raytown | Missouri |
| Matthew LaPine | Bernards High School | Bernardsville | New Jersey |
| Drew Lewis | Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts | Los Angeles | California |
| Morgan Luttig | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | Alabama |
| Darlene Rose Favenir Machacon | La Quinta High School | Westminster | California |
| Ailisa Newhall | Canyon Park Middle School | Bothell | Washington |
| Bill Podolski | H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program | Arlington | Virginia |
| Alec Powell | Lone Peak High School | Highland | Utah |
| James Reddan | Central Washington University | Ellensburg | Washington |
| Stephanie Reyes | New Mexico State University | Las Cruces | New Mexico |
| Kimberly Ritzer | Green Valley High School | Henderson | Nevada |
| Eric Rubinstein | Nazareth University | Rochester | New York |
| Karlie Sines | Holdrege Middle School | Holdrege | Nebraska |
| Amy Stovall | Gray’s Creek High School | Hope Mills | North Carolina |
| Ryan Sullivan | Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | Arkansas |
| Joseph Svendsen | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Nevada |
| Chris Thornton | John A. Logan College | Carterville | Illinois |
| Roberto Vidal | Eagles Landing Middle School | Boca Raton | Florida |
| Valerie Vinnard | Cesar Chavez Elementary | Long Beach | California |
| Elizabeth Weikle | Monticello High School | Charlottesville | Virginia |
The following members are Legacy Applicants:
| Patrick Aguayo | Rolling Hills Middle School | Los Gatos | California |
| Andrew Beasley | Pearl High School | Pearl | Mississippi |
| Cherie Bowe | Pascagoula High School | Pascagoula | Mississippi |
| Justin Britt | Kingston Public Schools | Kingston | Oklahoma |
| Ethan Chessin | Camas High School | Camas | Washington |
| Bridget Duffy-Ulrich | Oshkosh North High School | Oshkosh | Wisconsin |
| Jared Duncan | DeKalb School of the Arts | Avondale Estates | Georgia |
| Cindy Ellis | Miami Arts Studio 6-12 at Zelda Glazer | Miami | Florida |
| Ryan Geary | Sanford High School | Sanford | Maine |
| Daniel Gutierrez | Nixa High School | Nixa | Missouri |
| Cordara Harper | Grambling State University | Grambling | Louisiana |
| Vernon Harris | Pulaski Heights Middle School | Little Rock | Arkansas |
| Christopher Henke | Kittatinny Regional High School | Newton | New Jersey |
| Angela McKenna | Classen School of Advanced Studies at Northeast High School | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |
| Heather Orr | Montgomery High School | Montgomery | Texas |
| Lindsey Parker | Laguna Beach High School | Laguna Beach | California |
| Stephen Rew | Raymore-Peculiar High School | Peculiar | Missouri |
| Lenae Rose | Morgan County High School | Madison | Georgia |
| Stefanie Sagaro | Academy for Innovative Education Charter School | Miami Springs | Florida |
| Maura Saint | Blackhawk High School | Beaver Falls | Pennsylvania |
| William Steadman | General McLane High School | Edinboro | Pennsylvania |
| Evelyn Stohlman | Bishop Shanahan High School | Downingtown | Pennsylvania |
| Alex Underwood | Hays High School | Hays | Kansas |
| Felicia Villa | Point Pleasant Borough High School | Point Pleasant | New Jersey |
| Elliot Weeks | Seattle Preparatory School | Seattle | Washington |
| Robert West | Clark High School | Las Vegas | Nevada |
| Kate Wisbey | Charlottesville Catholic School | Charlottesville | Virginia |
| Amber Yates | Thompson Middle School | Alabaster | Alabama |
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