Mental health and social-emotional learning must be a major focus within communities, especially within educational organizations. This session will highlight how the New Berlin School District created and utilized a mental health advisory committee that included parents, community mental health providers, school district psychologists, a social worker and administrators. The committee was charged with moving portions of the district strategic plan forward, focusing on the social-emotional well-being of all students and staff, and overseeing the creation of mental health grant funding.