A communication from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (see item 7061-9650 of Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2025) submitting the Supporting Healthy Alliances Reinforcing Education (SHARE) legislative report for fiscal year 2026

Supporting Healthy Alliances

Reinforcing Education (SHARE)

Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Report

This report describes grant activities related to funds allocated from Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2025, line

item 7061-9650, which are being coordinated with those related to line item 7061-0028 Social Emotional

Learning and Mental Health Grant. The combined grant aims to build the capacity of schools and districts

(including charter schools and educational collaboratives) to do one or more of the following:

• Pilot universal mental health screenings for students in kindergarten to grade 12;

• Develop comprehensive integrated multi-tiered systems for student, family, and educator social-

emotional and or/mental health supports; and

• Build sustainable infrastructure to facilitate integrated coordination between the school and