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 >
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 >
PreSchool screenings have been postponed. Dates will be announced in the near future and parents with a current appointment will be contacted. Pending state funding, PreSchool for All is free to children ages 3 – 5. This program gives young children a head start in academic and social skills leading to a positive transition into the kindergarten classroom. 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 >
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 >