The FCOE Honors is an annual honor given to local community members who enrich education and the lives of Fresno County students through Academics, Agriculture, Arts, and Athletics. The honorees are recognized at the FCOE Honors Gala awards banquet and fundraiser. Proceeds from the Gala help build, enhance, and advance essential programs and services coordinated by the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools.

The Knowing Native Ways project was created to allow Native American students (6% of the population) at Foothill Elementary the opportunity to authentically see themselves portrayed in literature and the students of all races to gain an authentic view of the Native American culture.

Building a Dual Language Classroom Library was a tremendous success at San Joaquin Elementary. Students were given access to new bilingual books for K-4th grade, which allowed students to enjoy reading literature in their very own space. Teachers are also able to utilize the books for whole class instruction, small group instruction, and independent student reading time.

Students at Big Creek Elementary participated in the FIRST Lego League engineering program. They had to design, build, and program a robot to accomplish various tasks in a competitive environment.

The Pause. Breathe. Repeat. project allowed Harvest Elementary to expand and strengthen the social-emotional learning curriculum with SPOT books. SPOT books take difficult concepts and helps make them more understandable in a way that helps students discuss how they are feeling.

The recent STEM and NGSS initiatives have encouraged educators to create innovative and engaging teaching methods to bring some excitement to learning science into the classroom. One approach, explored by high school students at DeWolf in Fresno Unified, was through the integration of Molecular Gastronomy in Chemistry.

Students at Washington Union High School were able to learn about and raise trout from eggs to fry through this hands-on project. They learned about the trout life cycle and their needs. Students were responsible for taking care of them and maintaining the aquarium.

The Bringing History to Life project at Orange Cove High School brought life to the content students were learning in Chicano and Latin American History and Government/Economics with a storage chest of history-inspired aesthetics, including a variety of costumes and accessories (i.e. Lincoln’s hat, shawl).

The goal of Science Project at Monroe Elementary was to increase student interest and engagement for science with new science equipment and to expand the types of science equipment available to students.

Aspen Meadow Charter School purchased a 3D printer with the 2023 Innovation Grant, which has opened doors to expanding art education by exploring STEM from an artistic foundation. To ease into implementing the 3D printer, the school decided to make it an incentive. Students have opportunities to earn "Owl" bucks by following school expectations and making the best choices while on campus.

The 3D Printing in the Classroom project aimed to introduce 3D printing into the classroom at the Alvina Elementary, offering students a creative outlet to design and fabricate three-dimensional objects using software like Tinkercad.

Burrel Elementary School hosted an exciting and engaging Family Literacy Night. The event was an excellent opportunity for students and their families to come together and participate in a range of literacy-based activities. Participants were able to take part in book walks, which involved walking around the room and stopping at different stations to read various books.

The overall project goal of the Vending Unlimited Possibilities project at Riverdale Elementary was to develop and expand the reading comprehension and skills of students. This multipurpose project also offered students the ability to practice literature ownership.

This project was an ambitious endeavor aimed at preserving, celebrating, and promoting the rich cultural heritage of traditional Folklorico dance and its intersection with the dramatic arts.

The Learning Music with Floor Pianos project provided students the opportunity to engage with 15 floor pianos in the music program. The pianos helped teach and demonstrate a variety of musical concepts, such as creating a steady beat along with a song or by creating their own “Steady Beat” dance.

To cultivate the valuable skill of problem solving with mathematics, students at Washington Colony participated in the “Thinking Classroom” techniques described in Peter Liljedahl's work on the subject. To implement one of the key components to Liljedahl’s techniques, a classroom set of vertical writing surfaces was purchased.

The Fowler High School Poultry Project helped organize a structured poultry facet for the agriculture department. Students helped design the facility for maximum efficiency, constructed the site, and cared for the various birds that are housed in the new facility.

The Cricut and Color for the Classroom project at Pacific Union Elementary helped brighten up student learning. Students now have access to color-printed materials in class, such as game boards and vocabulary cards to help make learning more engaging.