If your child is 3–5 years old OR will be 3 this year, take advantage of our FREE screenings. Screening dates are February 7, 2020, March 6, 2020, April 3, 2020, and May 1, 2020. To schedule a screening for your child please call Julie at 815-622-2093. Pending state funding, PreSchool for All is free to children ages 3 – 5. This program gives young children a head... 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 >