School Liaisons are located at each installation and are the central point of contact for commanders, military families, and local school systems on school-related matters for grades Pre-K-12. The School Liaison Office (SLO) advocates, advises, and builds alliances to help address education concerns, challenges, or issues of the Total Force and offer a network to educate and provide information or referral for both military families and school districts. Services provided but are not limited to: Transition Support (School Districts & Boundaries), Alternative Schooling Options/Support (Private, Parochial, Charter, virtual school and homeschool), Deployment Support, College, Career & Military Readiness, Scholarship & Grant Resources, Parent Workshops, School District Professional Development and Military Interstate Compact Compliance Support. School Liaisons build, sustain and are the continuity in education-community partnerships.

All military-connected members are eligible to use the School Liaison's services. School Liaisons serve DoD Total Force members, DoD Civilians, Retirees, Guard/Reserve and eligible family members to include NOAA, USPHS, JROTC and Recruiters located off base, foreign national employees and contractors. SLO services are open to all educators who provide services to Military Students and Community Partners within the Pre-K-12 Education realm.

The Department of the Air Force has an active School Liaison Program on each of its installations as well as various geographically separated units.

Check the School Liaison Directory or call the School Liaison Program Office for more information.

Families

School Liaisons assist families by facilitating:

• Parent Workshops (e.g. academic support, MIC3, PCSing with School Age Students, Deployment, Resilience, Facing Challenge/Safety)
• Education Partnerships (e.g. Career Days, Adopt-A-School, Volunteers)
• Military Student Transitions
• School Based Youth Sponsorship
• School Based Military Student Transition Support Programs
• Deployment Support
• JROTC Support
• DoD/AF STEM Program
• STARBASE Program
• Military Interstate Compact Compliance (MIC3)
• Military Family Life Counselors (MFLC) Support
• Grant Opportunities and Federal Impact Aid

Schools

School Liaisons assist schools with:

• Information on local schools and boundaries
• Home school support
• Inbound and outbound transfers
• Graduation requirements
• Schools and community outreach
• College, Career, and Military Readiness
• School and installation-based sponsorship programs
• Special Education Policy Navigation (e.g., IEPs and 504 Plans)
• Military Interstate Compact Compliance
• Scholarship Information
• Education Resources and Support
• Military Student Transitions

Commanders

School Liaisons assist commanders by:

• Advising on all PreK-12 Education concerns, trends, initiatives both local and state level
• Providing guidance on school related matters
• Facilitating communication between school authorities and installation leadership
• Providing education on Community Partnerships and Outreach
• Providing education forums/summits
• Facilitating Quality of Life workings groups
• Advising on the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission (MIC3)
• Serving as the DoD Military Representative for MIC3 State Council and Compliance
• Supporting Military Families Strategic Basing Education Program
• Advising on Family concerns or challenges, community trends

Core Focus Areas

Education Community Partnerships

• National, State Subject Matter Expert, Defense State Liaison Office
• Emergency, Crisis & Contingency Operations
• Strategic School and Community Engagements
• Education Working Groups

Local School Navigation

• Public, Private, Parochial, Charter, Magnet, Host-Nation, DoDEA, NDSP and Homeschool
• Local Education Policies
• Resources
• Sponsorships

Special Education Navigation

• Resource Accessibility and Advocacy
• School District Navigation
• State Law
• Military Interstate Compact Compliance

Deployment

• Military Interstate Compact Compliance
• Educator Professional Development
• Military & Family Life Counseling Program
• Support Events

College, Career, and Military Readiness

• JROTC, ROTC, Service Academies & Connection to Recruiters
• Job Shadow, Internships, Externships & Project SEARCH
• STEM, STARBASE, CyberPatriot
• Career Days, College Fairs, Community Engagement, Installation Tours

Grants and Scholarships

• Student Scholarships and Grant Opportunities
• School District Grants
• Impact Aid
• Grants (DoD and other entities)

Transition Support

• PCS & On Station Support
• School-Based Transition Programs
• Youth Sponsorship
• TDY, Remote, GSU, Recruiters, Remote & Isolated

Professional Development

• Educator Professional Development Education Summits, Working Groups & Councils
• Military Interstate Compact Compliance
• Parent Workshops and Events

Department of the Air Force School Liaison Program
https://www.dafchildandyouth.com/school-liaison-program/

Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission
https://mic3.net/

Department of Defense Education Activity
https://www.dodea.edu/education/partnership-and-resources/department-defense-school-liaison-program 

Department of the Air Force Instruction 34-144, Child and Youth Programs
https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/dafi34-144/dafi34-144.pdf

In addition, contact information for School Liaison offices on Air Force installations may be located on the Military Resource Locator Library on MyAirForceBenefits:
https://www.myairforcebenefits.us.af.mil/Benefit-Library/Resource-Locator