Offutt Air Force Base

?School Liaison Officer

705 Nelson Drive
Airman & Family Readiness Center
Offutt AFB, NE 68113

Phone 402-294-4329
Phone (DSN) 312-271-5995
Fax 402-294-1260
Fax (DSN) 312-271-1260

Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sat and Sun - closed

• The School Liaison Officer
  • The School Liaison Officer (SLO) at Offutt AFB is available to assist military families with all of their K-12 educational needs.
  • As advocates for the educational needs of military children, we assist service members and their families with obtaining information about local school districts as well as school information at their next assignment. All educational options (public, private and home school support) are available.
  • Ensures that school personnel (teachers, counselors, school administrators) are aware of the unique issues impacting military children.
  • Provides seminars and briefings to military families about Military Child educational issues.
  • Assists personnel and/or family members resolve problems that were not solved after parents have already utilized the school chain of command.
• Nebraska offers quality education programs from kindergarten through graduate school.
• Local School Zone for Housing Residents
• Most children residing in base housing attend Bellevue Public Schools, the fourth largest school district in Nebraska.
• Local Community Schools
  • Schools in the surrounding area educate children in grades kindergarten through 12, offering the same high level of educational quality. There are six school districts serving the area in addition to the Bellevue Public Schools: Papillion/LaVista School District, Omaha Public Schools, Plattsmouth Community Schools, Ralston Public Schools, South Sarpy School District and Millard Public Schools. Additionally, some families chose to live 20-30 miles from the base, so their children might be in the school districts of Council Bluffs or Glenwood, Iowa, or Murray, Springfield, or Gretna, Nebraska. 
• Parochial and Private Schools
  • The Airman & Family Readiness Center website has links to the numerous private and parochial schools servicing military children in the Omaha Metro area. Your SLO will be able to help you obtain a full list of schools in the area should you feel this is the best school option for your child(ren).
• Special Education
  • All public school districts in the area have extensive special education programs. Once you know which system your children will attend, you can contact the special education department to discuss your child's needs.
• Home Schooling
  • The Bellevue Offutt Home School Group serves more than 100 homeschooling families in the Offutt area. They host monthly meetings, mom's night out, field trips, special speakers, park days and holiday parties.  They also sponsor a teaching co-op throughout the year. For questions concerning Nebraska's home school laws, please call the Home Educator Network or the Nebraska Department of Education.
  • For further information, you may call the Offutt Welcome Center at 402-827-8554.
• Adult Education
  • The Education and Training Center provides educational opportunities to assigned active duty military members, their adult family members, and Department of Defense civilian employees. Their educational objective is to provide courses and degree programs that serve the interests of the United States Air Force as well as the career and post-retirement needs of military and civilian personnel. Their training objective is to provide guidance and expertise to all assigned military units in the conducting of on-the-job training programs. Air Force counselors are available to assist military personnel in planning educational programs and formulating vocational goals. Education advisors assist with Community College of the Air Force registration and program planning. Veterans Affairs representatives are available to explain current programs and initiate requisite paperwork. Complete testing facilities are available, to include CLEP, DANTES and other specialized tests. Information pertaining to financial aid is available to all personnel.
  • There are 15 vocational, junior colleges, colleges and universities in the Omaha metropolitan area with many academic programs available.