With the support of the national directors, regional directors provide guidance and expertise in the process of implementation. Support for the structure of regional centers has come from grants from NSF and private foundations, and from a variety of local sources. Changing the curriculum requires hard work. Teachers at an inservice for Year 3 prepare their group presentation. The regional director teams have a variety of skills and experience.
Regional directors perform many functions.
They teach the program in regular high school classrooms. They visit schools, providing on-site support and suggestions to teachers. They provide mathematical expertise to teachers who are dealing with unfamiliar mathematics content. They lead inservice workshops. They provide advice about communicating with the general public, especially parents, about the mathematics education goals of a school or district.