Sterling Public Schools

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...

We would like to welcome Karina Austin into a teaching position at Sterling High School! She will be teaching Special Education. "I am a mother of 4 children ranging from 19 yea...

Welcome Nicole to CMS, Washington, and Lincoln! "I first started teaching at Challand right after graduating from Illinois Wesleyan University in 2000. I have also taught band at...

Welcome, Abbi Jones, to Jefferson Elementary School! Abbi will be teaching Kindergarten!

Welcome to Sterling Public Schools E! Emily will be the Social Worker at Franklin Elementary School. "I am thrilled to be joining the SPS team to support and grow the childre...

Please Share! Did you know that you can make up to $120 per day as a Sterling Public School's daily substitute or $203 per day as a long-term substitute? ...

Hannah has her Bachelor's from Illinois State and Master's from Aurora University. She is "Mama" to three busy kiddos! She loves spending my time with her babies and family. Her g...

Do you teach Middle School Science? If so, we have two openings at Challand Middle School. There is a 5% hard-to-fill hiring bonus and competitive salaries! Apply at www.sterlingp...

We want to welcome Jenny Geer, our new Franklin Special Education Teacher to Sterling Public Schools! Jenny said, "I was born and raised in Sterling. After graduating from Sterlin...