ACCESS

The idea behind the ACCESS program is great. It is very important for today's students to be able to take advantage of other courses that are not offered at their high school. This is a major key, especially for the lower income schools who do not have the funds to keep their classrooms up to scale on technology. The video conferencing sounds great, but I'm not sure how many students would take it serious outside of the classroom. I guess that would all depend on how motivated the individual student is.
The other thing I noticed the power point mentioned was an increased number of teachers. This might be a way for teachers to actually teach the subject without having to worry about discipline, safety, and other issues that come up in the middle of a lecture. I have seen this method used in some of my classes at the college level. I feel it is a great way for students to get the extra help they might need on a particular subject. I am sure that if all school boards could afford this, it would be used in every Alabama school.