Rosa Parks Middle School PTA

SSL Hours from the Yahoo Group Post:

Once the 2010-2011 school year starts, you may immediately start turning the summer forms in to me. Please do not wait until the September deadline.

Please let me know if you have any questions! The website is extremely useful. Please make sure you realize that there are a lot of organizations that are NOT approved. If you are unsure if something is definitely approved, please check on the website or double check with me using the pre-approval form from the website listed below.

I do not want anyone to work the hours and find out they are not approved after the fact!

Thank you!!!
Ellen Fellows, 8th Grade Counselor
Rosa Parks Middle School
301) 924-3190

— In rpmspta@yahoogroups.com, Matathi@… wrote:
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> It’s Summertime…..and the SSL Hours are Easy!!
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> Summertime is a great opportunity to address a real need in the community and earn student service learning (SSL) hours toward the graduation requirement. All SSL opportunities must be secular in nature, performed in a public space and supervised by an adult representing a nonprofit tax exempt organization. Parents and relatives cannot serve as supervisors for their own. Beginning with the class of 2011, students need 75 hours of SSL in order to graduate from high school.
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> Come speak with Mrs. Fellows in her Rosa Parks’ office for ideas for SSL opportunities, or go check out organizations and opportunities that are posted as MCPS SSL approved at the website www.mcpsssl.org.
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> If an opportunity does not specifically state “SSL-Approved”, students must have it approved by the SSL COORDINATOR (Mrs. Fellows) before school ends, or by Pam Meador over the summer at the County SSL office. It’s a simple form, but it must be approved BEFORE SSL hours can be awarded from an organization. Approval is good for one year, for that student only. That means if you have done the activity before, or you know someone who has done the activity, you still need to have it pre-approved for yourself. If you have an activity in mind but are not sure if it is already pre-approved, check the web site or ask Mrs. Fellows or Ms. Meador. Many students earn SSL hours volunteering at non-profit summer camps or clinics, but they often require pre-approval, even if they’re run by an MCPS coach or teacher.
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> Please hold on to your completed SSL verification forms and then turn them in to Mrs. Fellows by the last Friday in September.
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> Mrs. Fellows at Rosa Parks can be reached at Ellen_P_Fellows@mcpsmd.org
> After school ends, Ms. Meador at the county SSL office can be reached at 301-279-3454 or Pamela_A_Meador@mcpsmd.org.
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