Students from all over the state earn their diplomas by taking classes from their computers at home. Approximately 160 students are enrolled for Fall 1997, with about 200 total expected. Choice 2000 classes are delivered live via a bulletin board service called World Group, by Galacticom. Synchronous classes are largely possible because Choice 2000 students are located within a 300-400 mile area in the same time zone. Teleconferences for students only are also provided.
Classes are a semester in length, but students are free to work ahead if they choose.
The courses are flexible and structured in a manner appropriate to each student's situation, although classes are usually yearly or semester-based to match schools' schedules. Students can take a course by themselves, or interact with other students. In one third grade glass, a teacher found that students spontaneously formed virtual, dynamic work groups via e-mail to work on a project together. This was a completely unexpected but exciting development that was motivated by student desire. Each student is linked to a mentor who delivers the curriculum, and every participating school has an assistant to make sure students have support and equipment.