Holloman Partnerships Improve Schools and Workforce Transition

Affiliation: Air Force

Location: Holloman AFB | Alamogordo, NM

Partners: Holloman AFB; Air Force School Liaison Program; Alamogordo Public Schools; State of New Mexico; City of Alamogordo; community leaders; Project SEARCH partners

What They Did: Base leaders and the school liaison built state and local partnerships that helped secure a new elementary school on Holloman AFB and establish New Mexico’s first installation-hosted Project SEARCH program to support students with developmental disabilities as they transition into the workforce.

Key Results: The partnership helped advance a $34 million elementary school project. Holloman also became the first military installation in New Mexico to host Project SEARCH.

Replication Takeaway: Use the school liaison to organize installation, district, municipal, and state partners around both school infrastructure and transition-to-employment needs for students with disabilities.