If you are interested in becoming a certified teacher, and have a bachelors in any area, consider the Golden Apple Accelerator Program. Approved accelerators would participate in a year-long student teaching experience, potentially with Sterling Public Schools, and receive $30,000 from Golden Apple to assist with paying for classes. Teaching degrees are earned in... READ MORE >
SPS is hiring a 5th Grade teacher at Washington Elementary School starting on January 6, 2021. The teacher will teach English Language Arts and Social Studies. An Elementary Education teaching certification is required. Please email Dr. Sara Dail at sdail@sps5.org with questions and apply at www.sterlingpublicschools.org, click on Menu, and then Job Openings. READ MORE >
Just a reminder that there is no student attendance on November 2nd due to a remote planning day for staff. November 3rd the district is closed due to Election Day. Have a safe Halloween weekend. READ MORE >
Tendremos el primer Comité Consultivo de Padres Bilingües este año el 6 de octubre a 1:45 en la escuela Jefferson. B-PAC se asegura que nuestras comunidades escolares estén informadas sobre el método y la práctica de la enseñanza sobre la adquisición del segundo idioma. El comité está formado por una mayoría de padres, incluyendo maestros bilingües, consejeros y... READ MORE >
The school calendar has been revised. The revision is the first week of November. READ MORE >
Back to School Supply Lists have been revised and are available on our web-site.https://www.sterlingpublicschools.org/o/sterling/browse/75742 READ MORE >
2020-2021 School RegistrationParents and Guardians, School registration is available on-line. There will be no traditional one day on-site registration. Please register using your parent Skyward Family Access account at your earliest convenience. You do not have to submit payment at this time. Please call district office if you need any assistance or to make an... READ MORE >
Parents/Guardians,Interested in your child attending preschool? Please email Becky Haas for more information, bhaas@sps5.org. READ MORE >
Students enrolling with Sterling Public Schools for the first time will need to enroll through our on-line enrollment platform. This process must be completed on a computer through an internet browser as it is not user friendly in the Skyward mobile app. You can access the platform here.... READ MORE >
Parents and Guardians,Please register using your parent Skyward Family Access account at your earliest convenience. You do not have to submit payment at this time. Please call district office if you need any assistance or to make an appointment for in-person support.815-626-5050, ext. 1631 or 1612 READ MORE >
We want to take a moment and honor Mr. Jeff Hippen on his retirement. He has been a valuable member of the Sterling Public School's family and he will be missed! Jeff has worked for 5 years as a Math teacher at Prophetstown High School, 7 years as a Math teacher at Sterling High School, 15 years as the Director of Technology at Sterling Public Schools, and 6 years... READ MORE >
Parents and Guardians, School registration is available on-line. There will be no traditional one day on-site registration. Please register using your parent Skyward Family Access account at your earliest convenience. You do not have to submit payment at this time. Please call district office if you need any assistance or to make an appointment for in-person... READ MORE >
We want to take a moment and honor Kim Bohms on her retirement. She has been a valuable member of the Sterling Public School's family and she will be missed! Below is a message from Kim! "I have been at SPS for 22 1/2 years. I started at CMS supervising the in-school room. I was a classroom aide and a one-on-one aide also. I was sent to Jefferson as an autism... READ MORE >
We want to take a moment and honor Mrs. Robin VanWyhe on her retirement. She has been a valuable member of the Sterling Public School's family and she will be missed! Below is a message from Mrs. VanWyhe!"I have loved being the librarian for both Washington and Franklin Schools; it has been very rewarding. The staff at both schools are all wonderful and I am going... READ MORE >
We want to take a moment and honor Mrs. Kris Hippen on her retirement. She has been a valuable member of the Sterling Public School's family and she will be missed! Below are a message from Mrs. Hippen!"I started at SPS on December 6, 1993. I worked two different jobs when I started, SHS secretary in the Guidance Office and restocking and sending out the science... READ MORE >
We want to take a moment and honor Mrs. Penny Milnes on her retirement. She has been a valuable member of the Sterling Public School's family and she will be missed! Below are a message from Mrs. Milnes and one of her favorite memories from teaching! "My 24 years of teaching, 22 of them at CMS, have left me with priceless memories. Teaching middle school... READ MORE >
We want to take a moment and honor Mrs. Melissa Vogel on her retirement. She has been a valuable member of the Sterling Public School's family and she will be missed! Below is a message from Mrs. Vogel! "I started with SPS 20 years ago as a substitute teacher. During my 3rd year subbing Ron Rick came to me and asked if I would consider being a one-on-one... READ MORE >
We want to take a moment and honor Mrs. Kim Burge on her retirement. She has been a valuable member of the Sterling Public School's family and she will be missed! Below is a message from Mrs. Burge! "As I end my career of 26 years with SPS, I walk away with a variety of feelings.I have been looking forward to this time that my husband and I can start a new... READ MORE >
Parents and Guardians, On-line registration opens Friday, May 1st. Please register using your parent Skyward Family Access account at your earliest convenience. You do not have to submit payment at this time. Please call district office if you need any assistance. 815-626-5050, ext. 1631 or 1612 READ MORE >
PreSchool screenings have been postponed. Dates will be announced in the near future and parents with a current appointment will be contacted. If you would like to complete the pre-screening information please e-mail Becky Haas for more information. bhaas@sps5.org Pending state funding, PreSchool for All is free to children ages 3 – 5. This program gives young... READ MORE >
On-line Registration coming soon!Families will be able to register for the 2020-2021 school year through their Skyward Family Access Account starting May 1, 2020. READ MORE >
Today during his daily Coronavirus press release, Governor Pritzker announced that he is extending the date of required Remote Learning Days for all of Illinois’ PreK-12 schools minimally through April 30th. READ MORE >
Sterling Public Schools is hiring for the 2020-2021 school year! Apply at www.sterlingpublicschools.org, click Menu and Job Openings. For questions, email Dr. Sara Dail at sdail@sps5.org. READ MORE >
Notice! Remote Learning Calendar consists of no student instruction on Mondays. READ MORE >
Sterling Public Schools is hosting a job fair for local districts to meet candidates interested in teaching, administration, counseling, speech and language pathology, being a teacher's assistant, a bus driver, a cook, a custodian, a substitute, and more! Email Dr. Sara Dail at sdail@sps5.org with questions! Registration is required at ... READ MORE >
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released our annual School Report Card on Oct. 30, 2019 at www.illinoisreportcard.com. The Report Card shows how well our school is progressing on a wide range of educational goals. We are proud of our students’ growth in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) as measured by the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and... READ MORE >
At the start of the school year, Sterling Public Schools was proud to announce that SPS was going to offer free breakfast and free lunch to all our students. We wanted to provide our community with an update on the program. Background Just to refresh your memory, Sterling Public Schools applied for, and was approved, to participate in the US Department of... READ MORE >
At Sterling Public Schools, the safety and security of our students and staff is of the utmost importance. As a result, we are continuously reviewing safety research and best practices to ensure our district’s policies and practices are current. In the unlikely event a dangerous person would come onto our school grounds, The U.S. Dept. of Education, the... READ MORE >
Sterling Public Schools is transitioning to a new K-5 math curriculum at the start of the 2019-2020 school year. The new curriculum is called Ready Mathematics and is aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards. Ready Mathematics is a research-based curriculum that prepares students for mastery of the rigorous mathematics standards. The instruction in Ready... READ MORE >