The National STEM Teacher Corps Pilot Program Regional Alliance project aims to recognize outstanding STEM educators in high-need schools that advance educational excellence in the Southeast Region. This project will support 16 STEM Teacher Corps Members by recognizing and rewarding their accomplishments and effort to enhance mathematics teaching and learning in secondary schools. The project will also provide professional development, mentorship and support to 100 other teachers of mathematics by supporting the Mississippi STEM Education Alliance (MESA). This Alliance will work to recognize exemplary mathematics teachers and collaborate with them to design and facilitate professional development opportunities for mathematics teachers across the state. Teacher Corps Members will also share their experiences with other teachers and support teachers in rural communities to gain the content knowledge and certifications needed to effectively teach secondary mathematics. These National STEM Teacher Corps members will gain recognition as models to which in-service and pre-service teachers can aspire. This project at the University of Mississippi includes partnerships with the Mississippi Department of Education and local school districts in each Congressional district across the state. The goals of the project aim to support teachers who will serve as facilitators, working with Alliance partners to create professional development institutes and design a Statistics and Data Liter