SchooLinks was introduced to NCSSM during the summer of 2024 as the schools new college and career planning platform. Within the platform, students are able to track service hours in the "Experience Tracking" section of the software. In the "Experience Tracking" area of SchooLinks, students will be able to log service hours, audience member participation, and their service presentations. Students service hours must be logged and approved by both the supervisor and Service Learning Coordinator in SchooLinks to count towards the 60 hour minimum NCSSM service requirement. Service presentations take place during J-Term and 2nd Semester. Students will submit an entry for their audience member participation and service presentations to receive credit.
Instructions For Logging Service Hours In SchooLinks
** Video demo has NOT yet been re-recorded to reflect 2027 instructions. All are the same except you will select "Class of 2027: Service Requirement Hours".
** Has been updated.
To learn about the approval process for hours submitted to SchooLinks experience tracking and why hours may be rejected, please visit HERE.
Earn Badges
As you complete the NCSSM Service Requirement, you'll earn the corresponding badge below!
** Badges are not given automatically and are updated roughly monthly throughout the year.**
NCSSM Outstanding Service Award
Seniors who log 150+ approved hours in SchooLinks by the end of day May 11, 2025 will receive the NCSSM Outstanding Service Award badge in SchooLinks AND will receive the award during the senior awards ceremony. The award comes with a certificate signed by Chancellor Roberts and the NCSSM Service Learning Coordinator, Sue Anne Lewis.
Juniors will have until a date TBD in May 2026 to earn 150+ hours. If they earn it during their junior year, they will receive the SchooLinks badge at that time.
How To Log Audience Member Participation & Service Presentations
In order to receive credit for audience member participation OR your presentation, students will need to complete a SchooLinks Experience Tracking entry. Experience tracking entries for the audience member or service presentation require students to thoughtfully reflect on 1-2 prompts on the etnry. Failture to completely and thoughtfully reflect in your responses to prompts will result in the entry being denied.
Audience Member Entry
Click on the "Apple" icon on the left hand toolbar
Click on "Experience Tracking"
For the class of 2026: Click the experience for your class year that looks like "Class of 2026: NCSSM Service Requirement - Audience Member". The Audience Member experience is not available for the class of 2027.
Put the email address of the session faculty/staff facilitator as the supervisor email
Completely and thoughtfully answer the prompt
Submit the form
Service Presentation
Click on the "Apple" icon on the left hand toolbar
Click on "Experience Tracking"
For the class of 2026: Click the experience for your class year that looks like "Class of 2026: NCSSM Service Requirement - Service Presentation". The Audience Member experience is not available for the class of 2027.
Put the email address of the session faculty/staff facilitator as the supervisor email
Completely and thoughtfully answer the 2 prompts. Note: One prompt asks that you reflect on an organization presented by someone else, while the 2nd prompt asks that you reflect on your own service.
Submit the form