ACCESS granted!

Alabama Connecting Classroom, Educators, and Students Statewide (ACCESS) is a plan that was brought about by Governor Bob Riley and Dr. Morton to help bring a higher education to high school students, who otherwise would not be able to achieve it due to lack of resources. The plan is an Internet based set of course that high school students can take over the Internet. High school students can earn credit for classes that they may not have available to them. It achieves this by having teachers who are certified to teach these subjects become e-teachers from feeder schools to other schools that will receive the education. It opens the door to many different opportunities for students like dual enrollment courses, advanced placement courses, advanced diploma options, and much, much more.
Depending on what the school system and the Alabama Department of Education can determine teachers will receive great resources to help fulfill all the needs to this huge project. They will get cameras, new smart boards, Internet service with routers, and specialized training for the e-teachers and the receiver school. It is an extremely expensive plan, costing about $100,000 per school. I know when I was in high school I took 2 dual enrollment courses (that I received college credit for) and 2 advanced placement courses (that I did not receive college credit for) but I can only imagine how far ahead I would have been if sources like this would have been available to me.