ACCESS

ACCESS, Alabama Connecting Classroom, Educators and Students Statewide, is a Distance Learning program which allows high school students the opportunity to take AP, Advanced Placement, courses which will prepare them for college and the workplace. The courses are to be taken during regular school hours and are offered free to student in public schools throughout Alabama.

The Distance Learning Methods are: Web-based, Videoconferencing, and Blended. On the web-based they would like to add AP courses and the University of Alabama would like to upgrade preexisting online courses. This way the technology is more advanced and those who take online courses have the same opportunity. On the videoconferencing they want to make it a two way conversation. The Blended should have expanded to twenty-four schools in the school year of 2006 and 2007.

In the ACCESS program the school is responsible for the following: register students, provide materials, monitor progress and record grades, and to maintain communication with Distance Learning Staff. This program is too insure that are students are prepared for the future rather its going to college or straight to the workforce.