Commonwealth Engagement
![Bright Beginnings Back to School Program](/media/governorvirginiagov/secretary-of-education/images/Bright-Beginnings-Back-to-School-Program.jpg)
August 23, 2023
Secretary Guidera and Special Assistant and Project Manager Crystal Jackson participated in the Bright Beginnings Back to School Program where students were provided with clothing and supplies to support them in the new school year.
![Secretary Guidera and Assistant Secretary Madi Biedermann at Virginia Tech's Transportation Institute](/media/governorvirginiagov/secretary-of-education/images/Secretary-Guidera-and-Assistant-Secretary-Madi-Biedermann-at-Virginia-Techs-Transportation-Institute.jpg)
June 8, 2023
Secretary Guidera and Assistant Secretary Madi Biedermann met with other leaders and visited the site of Virginia Tech's Transportation Institute where they discussed VTTI's research on the future of transportation.
![Secretary Guidera and Assistant Secretary Madi Biedermann at Technical Education Center Roanoke City Public Schools](/media/governorvirginiagov/secretary-of-education/images/Secretary-Guidera-and-Assistant-Secretary-Madi-Biedermann-at-Roanoke-City-Public-Schools-Technical-Education-Center.jpg)
June 8, 2023
Secretary Guidera and Assistant Secretary Madi Biedermann toured the site of a future Career and Technical Education center for Roanoke City Public Schools.
![Secretary Guidera and Assistant Secretary Madi Biedermann Wearing Hard Hats at Waldron College](/media/governorvirginiagov/secretary-of-education/images/Secretary-Guidera-and-Assistant-Secretary-Madi-Biedermann-Wearing-Hard-Hats-at-Waldron-College.jpg)
June 7, 2023
Secretary Guidera and Assistant Secretary Madi Biedermann met with other leaders and visited the construction site of Radford University's new College of Visual and Performing Arts which will provide blended student spaces serving the Waldron College of Health and Human Services and the Artis College of Science and Technology.
![Secretary Guidera and Assistant Secretary Madi Biedermann Visited the Virginia Museum of Natural History](/media/governorvirginiagov/secretary-of-education/images/Secretary-Guidera-Visited-the-Virginia-Museum-of-Natural-History.jpg)
June 7, 2023
Secretary Guidera visited the Virginia Museum of Natural History, one of its agencies, and met with Executive Director Joe Keiper.
![Science Museum of Virginia New Out of Gravity Experience](/media/governorvirginiagov/secretary-of-education/images/Science-Museum-of-Virginia-New-Out-of-Gravity-Experience.jpg)
May 25, 2023
Program Manager Natalie Fitzwater and Special Assistant and Project Manager Crystal Jackson attended the pre-launch of the Science Museum of Virginia's new Out-of-Gravity experience.
![Region 5 Teacher of the Year, Ms. Brandy Johnson](/media/governorvirginiagov/secretary-of-education/images/Region-5-Teacher-of-the-Year-Ms.-Brandy-Johnson.jpg)
April 6, 2023
Deputy Secretary McKenzie Snow and Special Assistant and Project Manager Crystal Jackson traveled to Shelburne Middle School in Staunton, Virginia, to announce the Region 5 Teacher of the Year, Ms. Brandy Johnson.