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 Southern Region. This project will support 12 STEM Teacher Corps Members by recognizing and rewarding their accomplishments and effort to enhance STEM teaching and learning in K – 12 science education. The Regional Alliance aims to address the shortage of science teachers by identifying science teachers who demonstrate exceptional science instruction, building a mentor network to support and retain new science teachers, and articulating leadership pathways for experienced science teachers The project will also provide professional development, mentorship and support directly to more than 100 other STEM teachers within the region through the use of Hubs, which will build and strengthen existing connections between the different participating organizations to impact the science teaching community. The alliance will consist of three Hubs. Hub STEM Teacher Corps will identify and support 12 Georgia-based STEM Teacher Corps teachers who will contribute and work within the other two Hubs. Hub Capacity Building will organize established learning opportunities into new programming that targets newly hired science teachers and builds the mentoring expertise of experienced science teachers. Hub Empower will curate support and leadership programming for science teachers across Georgia. The Hubs will reach eve