ACCESS

Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide (ACCESS) is a program that connects students, teachers, and other classrooms to one another for great opportunities. The problem is that not all school offer the same courses. Which is understandable because of teacher shortages, lack of demand for class, lack of funding and/or resources, etc. ACCESS has a strong goal of providing “additional educational offerings for all Alabama public high school students.” Students learn in various ways through distance. Including web based communication, videoconferencing, and blended with face to face sessions.

The state is divided into three sections and each of them have a help center. These help centers hire and offer support and training for e-teachers, as well as students and schools. ACCESS had over 3,000 students in the state of Alabama enrolled in the program. Over 40 courses were available, and 97 schools were offering this program.