Week 3

ACCESS is Alabama Connecting Classroom, Educators and Students Statewide, in which is a statewide distance learning program. It is going to use technology to offer advanced level academic classes and elective classes to students in schools. It is meant to offer more than just what is required in the regular classroom. It is funded by the state. Governor Bob Riley announced this program in his State of the State address in 2005. It is set to ensure Alabama students will have the ability to take an advanced level courses and electives that might not otherwise be available to them. It is especially for those students in smaller, rural schools, who do not have access to these programs.
The program will have courses taught by highly qualified and Alabama certified teachers. There are already 100 schools using this program. I have not heard of this program till now, but I am sure that Baldwin County will be next in line to receive the program. I think it sounds like a great program. The only down flaw is that it is only offered to higher learning classes, in which I am not sure why the regular classes are not going to be offered. I hope that this program turns out to be a good one. It sounds as if the state is on a good start to an efficient program!