Paterson Elementary School

Military Families

PES Military

Paterson Elementary Schools  supports our military-connected students and families. 

Our Military and Family Life Counselor, (MFLC) is Mrs. Addris Vinson. Mrs. Vinson is an Air Force Veteran, has been serving schools since 2016, and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor for over 18 years. Mrs. Vinson is an asset to Paterson, and we are so grateful to have her here! 

The MFLC program is designed to provide additional support to our military-connected students by addressing the unique lifestyle of military families. 

Benefits to our students include easing transitions, meeting other military children who share similar circumstances, learning coping skills, and support through deployments and moving.   Activities include lunch bunch groups and yellow ribbon ceremonies for deployments.


Contact information:

Military and Family Life Counselor:

Mrs. Addris Vinson

Phone: (904) 336-2706 

Enrollment and Registration:

Megan Sumner,  Records Secretary megan.sumner@myoneclay.net 

Online Registration, click here.


For Military Families planning for transition:

Teri Wanamaker,

Naval Air Station Jacksonville School Liaison Officer (SLO)

(904) 778-2236

or

Sharon Kasica,

Mayport School Liaison Officer (SLO)

(904)270-6289

sharon.kasica@navy.mil