Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
135 Dover St., Suite 1116
Peterson Space Force Base, CO 80914
The Peterson School Liaison Program
Welcome to the Peterson Space Force Base School Liaison Program — your dedicated resource for navigating K-12 education for military-connected children. Our mission is to support the academic success of military families through strong partnerships with local schools and communities.
The School Liaison Program
Learn more about how our School Liaison Program supports the educational success and well-being of military-connected children.
MIC3
Discover how the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission (MIC3) helps ease educational transitions for military-connected children across state lines.
Resources
You are not alone! There are a plethora of resources for families as they navigate the complexities of your child’s education.
Welcome Message From Your School Liaison Program Manager
Welcome to the Peterson Space Force Base School Liaison Office — your one-stop shop for all matters related to K-12 military connected child education!
The School Liaison at Peterson SFB provides information on Colorado Springs school districts, acts as the liaison between the military community and school administrators, provides consultation services regarding school education, and provides transition information on other school districts for military members who are PCS-ing.
The goal of the School Liaison Office is to empower parents to be their child’s best advocate in the education process and to help parents navigate the school system and “level the playing field” for military families by ensuring that military children are given the opportunities to achieve their highest potential at any assigned location.
Please feel free to reach out to School Liaison with any questions or concerns.
Jackie W., School Liaison Program Manager
Org box: 21FSS.FSY.SLO@SPACEFORCE.MIL
Phone: 719-556-3152
Make Your Child’s School Transition Smoother
PCSing with Military-Connected Students?
Use the ‘Moving with a Military-Connected Student Checklist’ to ensure you have all the required information to ensure your dependent’s educational transfer is a breeze!
School Bus Services and Schedules
Find essential information on school bus services and schedules on Peterson Space Force Base, ensuring safe and convenient transportation for your children right from the base.
STARBASE Academy
DoD STARBASE focuses on elementary students, primarily fifth graders. The goal is to motivate them to explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) as they continue their education. The academies serve students who are historically under-represented in STEM. Students who live in inner cities or rural locations, those who are socio-economically disadvantaged, low in academic performance or have a disability are in the target group. The program encourages students to set goals and achieve them.
Resources
Feeder Schools for Peterson SFB
Feeder schools are those that provide bus transportation from Peterson SFB to one of the several schools. Our feeder schools are:
Click here for kindergarten (PDF) information and here for general enrollment information.
Purple Star schools (initiative) adding transportation to and from school to:
Colorado is a Choice State, which means you can place your child in another school outside the district or zone provided that the school has availability. For more information, go to https://www.d11.org/choice
Online Tutor Available
Get online tutoring and career help for free. Certified, professional tutors and resources are available 24/7 for all subjects and all levels – K-12 students, college students and adult learners. Tutors only work with one student at a time. And it’s a safe, secure place to learn. Authorized users sign up online at www.tutor.com/airforce.
Before/After School Sitters, Homework Help, Last minute caregviers, School Holiday care — consider using Sittercity’s Military Program — The Department of Defense pays your Sittercity membership. Go to sittercity.com/dod for more information. The DoD funds memberships for Army, Marine, Navy and Air Force families including active duty, Guard, and Reserve.
Helpful Links
The compact addresses key educational transition issues encountered by military families including enrollment, placement, attendance, eligibility and graduation.
Great Schools Find schools to match your child’s K-12 educational needs. Here are five online resources for finding great schools:
- Colorado Department of Education (CDE) – http://cde.state.co.us/ As a dynamic service agency, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) provides leadership, resources, support and accountability to the state’s *178 school districts, 1,927 schools, over 55,000 teachers and over 4,100 administrators to help them build capacity to meet the needs of the state’s approximately 886,517 public school students.
- NICHE – https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-schools/?geoip=true Finding the right school shouldn’t be hard. From K‑12 to college to grad school, we make it easy to discover and connect with the best ones for you. Your search is unique, just like you. We give you all of the data, reviews, and insights in one place to make your search as easy as possible.
- Colorado School Grades – www.coloradoschoolgrades.com gives the military family the ability to compare schools that are located in Colorado against each other. Colorado school grades provide accessible, easy-to-understand information about Colorado school performance. Learn more about the nonprofit coalition behind Colorado School Grades. Using the exact same variables and weights as the Colorado Department of Education’s School Performance Framework, we translate the state’s data into letter grades (A-F) for public schools.
- Great Schools – www.greatschools.com looks at parenting, academics, learning with disabilities, and more.
- School Quest – www.schoolquest.org An online resource for finding future schools for your child.
IDEA – Special Education: IDEA 2004 – http://idea.ed.gov/
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. This site, hosted by the U.S. Department of Education, offers information for parents of infants and toddlers (birth -2) and children and youth (ages 3-21) with disabilities.