State Initiatives and Programs

Alabama Department of Education

ALEX

Alabama’s new educational web portal where teachers and administrators can find courses of study lesson plans, and web resources aligned to Alabama Course of Study content standards. ALEX is designed to share many types of educational material and information through a simple resource for parents, students, and teachers. Many of these resources or connected to ACOS. ALEX has links related to course of study, web, lesson plans, searches, personal work space, professional learning, podcast treasury, and a help link.

ACCESS
ACCESS (Alabama Connecting Classroom, Educator and Students Statewide)is a distance learning program. It provides opportunities and options for Alabama public high school students to engage in Advanced Placement, elective, and other courses to which they may otherwise have access to. If you have any questions about the who, what, and when of ACCESS check out FAQ



I feel that both ALEX and ACCESS are very good programs. ALEX is a one stop resource with basically any material, ideal, or link to help with planning an activity, helping with homework, or tutoring. And I feel that ACCESS is a great college prep program. It teaches student how to manage time as if they are taking an online college class. It is a great way to teach self discipline.