Parents

Once your child is registered in an ACCESS course:

• Where do you find your child's lessons?

  • Schoology is the learning management system (LMS) for students utilizing ACCESS courses. Students will be able to find their lessons, instructor, important updates, and assignments. 

• How do they contact their instructor and get important updates?

  •  Students will be able to communicate with their teacher through Schoology email.  

• How are students graded in an ACCESS course?

  • Grades from an ACCESS Interactive Videoconferencing (IVC) course section will be calculated following the policies of the sending teacher’s school. The sending teacher will provide a copy of the grading policies and course syllabus to students and receiving schools at the beginning of the term in which a course is delivered.

All students in a Web-Based Instruction (WBI) course section will be graded using the same grading scheme. The teacher will communicate the grading scheme and pacing schedule to the receiving schools and students via the learning management system at the beginning of the term in which a course is delivered.

At the end of each term/semester, numerical grades will be provided to the student’s school for placement on official school records and distributed to students, parents, or legal guardians per local policies. ACCESS grades will populate automatically in the local LEA’s PowerSchool program.

Once you have logged into Schoology:

• You will be taken to the Recent Activity Page.

• Across the top, you can see the menu tabs "Courses," "Groups," and "Resources."  

• Click on the Courses tab to see ACCESS Courses where students have been enrolled. 

• Click on the Course to see:

  • • Materials/Content (lessons, quizzes/tests, discussions, and resources)

    • Updates (provides important information from the teacher)

    • Grades (Shows grades on assignments and grading comments)

    • Attendance

    • Members

    • Communication (e-mail)

• Student Orientation is at the beginning of coursework and must be completed before the student can move to course assignments.

• The Pacing Guide shows the schedule for the course and what students need to complete each week to stay on course.

ACCESS Virtual Learning
5351 Gordon Persons Building - P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
334-694-4641

Program Administrator:

Steve Blair, 334-694-4642, sblair@alsde.edu

AP Course Audit Administrator/AP Coordinator:

Allyson Craddock, 334-694-4646, allyson.craddock@alsde.edu

Three support centers also serve regions in North, South, and Central Alabama and should be contacted for information regarding these aspects of the program. 

• Regions 1, 2, 3, & 6 ALSDE Contact

Madison City Schools ACCESS Support Center

Phone: (256) 774-4609

Email: cdharvey@madisoncity.k12.al.us

• Regions 4, 5, & 7 ALSDE Contact

University of Alabama ACCESS Support Center

Phone: 205-348-2583

Email: jgchristain@ua.edu

• Regions 8, 9, 10, & 11 ALSDE Contact

Troy University ACCESS Support Center

Phone: 334-808-6323

Email: cbmack@troy.edu

Visit the Contact Us page for more information!