Sterling Public Schools

The Diverse Male Teaching Initiative is a scholarship program aimed at increasing the number of men of color going into the teaching field. Up to $10,000 is available for tuition ...

Have you ever thought of becoming a teacher? Sterling Public Schools is devoting $50,000 per year to assist our employees in obtaining their teaching degrees! To learn more ...

Good Afternoon Franklin and Jefferson Families, Beginning on Monday, September 11 th , our PM preschool times will move to 11:45-2:15. Thank you, Principal Dir and Principal W...

SPS is hiring in the area of 2nd shift custodian/grounds and SHS Special Education Assistant. To apply visit www.sterlingpublicschools.org and click "Apply Now" For ...

Welcome Alyssa Noosbond as the Family Support Specialist to Jefferson Elementary School! "I graduated from Sterling in 2016 and attended Augustana College for my undergraduate i...

Welcome Jami Guill-Vance to CMS as a 6th grade Science long-term substitute! "I received my Bachelor‘s from Western Illinois University and hold two graduate degrees. I spent se...

Today is the day! Come and help SPD Pack the Squad!

Welcome Ashley Dunlap to 5th grade at Lincoln! "I am so excited to be joining the SPS staff and community! This year will be my 9th year of teaching. I graduated from North Cent...

Welcome Lauren Fritz to the English Department at Sterling High School! "After graduating from SHS in 2015, I attended Loras College in Dubuque, IA. With my Bachelor’s Degree, I ...

Welcome Kaylee Martin to SHS as a Special Education Substitute! "I am a Sterling High School alum (2017) and am honored to be back in the district after receiving my bachelor's ...

Welcome Grace Gould to a long-term substitute position for Special Education at Sterling High School! "I recently graduated from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign this past...

Welcome Amber Blumhoff to CMS! "I attended Morrison schools and graduated in 2004. I received my B.A. in Business Administration from Ashford University. After working for a few...

Welcome Emma Bickett to 5th Grade at Lincoln Elementary School! ""Hi, I'm Emma Bickett and I just graduated from Illinois State University this May and will start my first year t...

Welcome Mikaley Smith to 1st Grade at Jefferson! "I graduated with a Bachelors in Elementary Education from Illinois State this last May! I have been blessed to have experience ...

Welcome Abby Cox as the new Dean of Students at Jefferson Elementary School! "I am a wife, mom and educator. My husband Terry and I live in Sterling with our two children, Ruthie...

Welcome Kristy Witmer back to Jefferson and Lincoln as the Art Teacher! "I am Kristy Witmer, once upon a time Kristy Gustafson or Miss G, and I started teaching at Jefferson in 1...

Welcome Haley Simpson as a Speech-Language Pathologist at SPS! "I have been a speech-language pathologist for the past 3 years in Knoxville, Tennessee. Having originally been fr...

Welcome Jenna to Sterling High Schools as a Science Teacher! "I graduated from Sterling High School in 2019, and summa cum laude from Northern Illinois University in 2023. I majo...

We want to welcome Ben Schott to Sterling High School as an Associate Principal. Ben went to Southern Illinois Carbondale for his undergraduate degree and Loyola University in C...

Welcome Jill Engelbrecht to a Special Education position at Challand Middle School! Jill says, "I am excited to start a new journey this year at SPS5. I live in Dixon and have 5...