STUDENT SERVICE LEARNING (SSL)
Student Service Learning is an instructional strategy that combines meaningful service to the community with curriculum-based learning, providing students with opportunities to apply what they learn in school to the real world as active, engaged citizens. Students improve their academic skills by applying what they learn in school to the real world; they then reflect on their experience to reinforce the link between their service and their learning.
Students must earn 75 hours to graduate – view your SSL record on your myMCPS Student Portal!
SSL Sponsor: Michelle Palank
Student Service Learning Information
Student Service Learning (SSL) Program Overview
Student Service Learning HUB for MCPS Students and Families
SSL Frequently Asked Questions
Student Service Learning Forms
MCPS Form 560-50, Individual Student Service Learning (SSL) Request
MCPS Form 560-51, Student Service Learning Activity Verification
Student Service Learning Opportunities
Student Service Learning Deadlines
| Systemwide Student Documentation Timeline | |
| Time Frame of Service | Documentation Due Date |
| Service completed during the summer | September 27, 2024 |
| Service completed during the summer and 1st semester | January 3, 2025 |
| Service completed during the summer, 1st semester, and 2nd semester | May 30, 2025 |
| Systemwide SSL Award Timeline | ||
| Award | Requirement | Documentation Due |
| Superintendent's SSL Award | This award is given to students who meet the 75 hour graduation requirement during middle school and is only awarded once. | April 4, 2025 |
| Certificates of Meritorious Service | This award is given to students who complete 240 hours or more by their senior year. | April 4, 2025 |
*ALL SSL Forms should be submitted to the school's SSL coordinator when students return to school in the fall, by the recommended due date of September 27, 2024, but no later than the required deadline of May 30, 2025.
