ACCESS, Alabama Connecting Classroom, Educators and Student Access is a very very good and needed boost for the Educational System in the State of Alabama. A program initiated by Gov. Riley and State Superintendent of Education, Dr Joseph B. Morton, developed to provide distance learning programs to provide access to high quality instruction and courses that are not provided or available to high school students in the state of Alabama. This program also provides exposure to technical and internet based advanced coursework not offered or available from certified teachers in the state or area in which the student lives. When I watched the presentation I immediately thought about the very rural areas located in this state and this gives those students the opportunity to get the same exposure and quality education that city schools and schools with better budgets get.
ACCESS also provides teachers with multimedia and technology tools that they can use as supplements to their curriculum. The Human Resource availability also allows teachers to apply and teach courses that there may not be a certified teacher for that course in the area. There are additional links for teachers, parents and students to use. ACCESS is provided through Federal and State funding and there are presently 113 active labs available statewide.
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