ACCESS

Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide or ACCESS is a program that lets students take web classes. This program was designed in November of 2004. It allows students to take advance placement classes or AP. The goal for the ACCESS website was: to create equity through additional educational offerings for all Alabama public high school students. Access reaches the needs of all high school students. This program provides students with courses and teachers through the use of technology.

A plan was developed and presented to Bob Riley in September of 2006. Access had twelve objectives to focus on. Access' support centers consisted of Madison City Schools, University of Alabama, and Troy University. The mission of the distance education program in Alabama is to provide an infrastructure that delivers equitable, quality learning opportunities for all citizens.