Military & Family Life Counselor

Welcome!

I'm Carly (Ms. I), your Makalapa Elementary School Military & Family Life Counselor (MFLC). In addition to supporting your child during the school day, I'm also available to meet with parents/guardians in person. To schedule an appointment, please call (808) 265-0715.

The MFLC program offers service members and their families confidential, non-medical counseling individually or in groups. Issues that can be addressed include:

Adjusting to a new duty station or school
Deployment and separation, and reunion/reintegration adjustment
Behavioral concerns
Improving communication with siblings and parents
Family dynamics
Fear, grief and loss
Transition stress
Social skills and peer interaction
Building confidence and resilience

Events & Resources

September 🍂

I'll be available to meet during our Parent-Teacher conference days. I'm also available to meet parents on our September 19 Waiver Day. Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting our new families!

Happy 78th Birthday to our United States Air Force!

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FEATURED RESOURCES

Parenting: Thrive is a free program to help guide parents on supporting their kids from birth to age 18. This is a valuable resource for military parents! Check out more here.

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Military Couples: Military OneSource offers a free online tool to help military couples communicate, problem solve, and stay connected. OurRelationship is self-paced, flexible, fully virtual, and couples can request help from a coach for extra support. Find out more here.

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Education: The Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) has free, short webinars for parents on a wide variety of topics like organizational skills, procrastination, transition, deployment, study skills, resilience, and more! Webinars are live, but are also posted to their YouTube channel to be accessed at your convenience. Find out more here.
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Deployments: Going through a deployment? TDY/TAD? United Through Reading is a GREAT way for kids to stay connected with their service member parent! For more information about this program, click here.
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Attention military spouses! The National Military Family Association offers scholarships for military spouses (Active, Reserve, Guard, Retiree, 100% Disabled Veteran, and Fallen Service Member). Scholarship awards can be used for education and professional development. Applications accepted year round. Click here.

Parent Consent Form

*Updated forms will be uploaded soon!* Forms are sent home with military connected students throughout the school year. Parents can request one at any time, or you may print and fill out the forms below. Your child can submit them to their teachers. These are valid during your child's enrollment at MES. If you're not sure if you already have a form on file for your child, please contact me.