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    SSL Coordinator, Ms. Claudia Yener

    All MCPS students must earn 75 SSL hours to graduate from high school. Middle school and high school students should continue earning SSL hours towards their SSL graduation requirement by engaging in SSL opportunities during the 2025-2026 school year, including traditional in-person opportunities and select virtual/remote opportunities that follow the SSL guidelines posted on the MCPS SSL webpage.

    → How to submit your forms at B-CC: 

    1. Ensure that all of the information is complete (including the reflection in Section III). Incomplete forms will be returned to the student and hours will not be recorded. 
    2. Turn in completed forms to the collection bin in either the IB Office or the Counseling Office. An online submission option is forthcoming. 
    3. Allow up to 2 weeks for processing and check Student/ParentVUE for updates. 

    MCPS Form 560-51: SSL Activity Verification Form: Used to verify and document SSL hours after service is completed. Students and supervisors must complete the form. To learn more about how to complete this SSL form, watch this video.

    Click here to access 560-51 form: All SSL forms for service should be submitted to your school’s SSL coordinator by the recommended due dates listed at the top of MCPS Form 560-51, but no later than the required deadline of May 29, 2026.

    Nonprofit-Hosted SSL Opportunities: MCPS SSL organizations and opportunities are tagged with the blue MCPS SSL banner and graduation cap icon on the Montgomery County Volunteer Center (MCVC) website

    → Click here for all opportunities (including in-person)

    → Click here for virtual/remote opportunities

    → For additional tips on how to search for opportunities, click here.

    MCPS Form 560-50: Individual SSL Request Form: Used to obtain pre-approval prior to service with a nonprofit organization not listed on the Montgomery County Volunteer Center (MCVC) website.

    To request pre-approval for service, please complete this form. 

    • for in-person service, submit this form to the SSL coordinator, Mrs. Yener, in F102. 
    • for virtual/remote service, submit this form to SSL@mcpsmd.org 

    Click here to access the MCPS SSL Hub for Students, including all forms, resources, and guidelines. 

    Click here for step-by-step directions for viewing a student’s full SSL record on Student/ParentVUE.

    Click here to access MCPS SSL Program Overview, including requirements, guidelines, awards, and forms. 

    SSL Awards

    • Any high school senior who has submitted documentation to show the completion of 240 SSL hours or more by March 27, 2026, will earn the Certificate of Meritorious Service along with a purple tassel for graduation.
    • Any middle school student who has submitted documentation to show the completion of the 75-hour SSL graduation requirement (for the first time in middle school) by March 27, 2026, will receive the Superintendent’s SSL Award.
    • The required deadline for all documentation that qualifies seniors for the Certificate of Meritorious Service and middle school students for the Superintendent’s SSL Award is March 27, 2026.