For the past several months, the Kern County Superintendent of Schools has led a team of educators from 17 Kern County school districts and partners from Fresno, Kings and San Luis Obispo County Offices of Education to develop standards-based distance learning curriculum in English language arts, math, English language development, science, history and social-emotional learning for students in transitional kindergarten through 12th grade.

Nine weeks of lessons and teacher and parent trainings have been completed, intended to give schools a head start on distance learning programs and to make improvements from the previous spring semester.

Ema Sasic can be reached at 661-395-7392. Follow her on Twitter: @ema_sasic.