Community Service

75 hours of community service is a graduation requirement for the class of

2025 and beyond.

All community service must be completed by February 2026 if you graduate in May of 2026.

Locate and track your community service hours using tiersphere.com

Sign in using your school email and lunch ID as your password.

APS Community Service Hours Requirement

Atlanta Public Schools requires community service as a graduation requirement. All students must perform a minimum of 75 hours of community service. ​​​

 APS Service Hour Guidelines

• An APS PRE-VERIFIED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION must host opportunities

• Participation cannot result in compensation (monetary, gifts, or otherwise)

• The event does not occur during instructional time (unless planned as part of school activity)

• Participation is meaningful & contributes to the betterment of the school or the community.

• All 75 Hours must be completed by February of senior year.

• Students should complete 20-25 service hours each year starting 9th grade.

• Completing the service hour requirement is based on the total # of hours reflected in your TierSphere account.

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APS SERVICE HOUR PROCEDURES (effective Sept 2024)

​OPTION 1: VERIFIED SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES organizations & events on the TierSphere platform are APS-approved.

• Access the platform at www.tiersphere.com

• Log in using your APS Google Classroom credentials

  • APS Student Email:  (example) wking@apsk12.org

  • Password/Lunch #:12025

​Explore & sign up for approved events posted on the platform.

• Log community service participation and completed hours with your TierSphere account.

• Host organizations can verify the completed hours you recorded on the platform.

• All service hours are tallied and tracked through TierSphere student accounts.

• Please send all TierSphere inquiries by email to Support@TierSphere.com

​​OPTION 2: UNVERIFIED SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

• Any Opportunity NOT Listed On TierSphere Is Unverified

• Hours Served at unverified opportunities without approval WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

• Students must complete the following approval process to receive credit for volunteer hours at an unverified opportunity.

STEP 1: The student will submit the APS Pre-Approval Form at least two weeks in advance.

• Click here for the APS Student Community Service Pre-Approval Form*****

• The form will require all of the following information:

• Name of 501c Organization

• Organization Phone #

• Organization’s EIN (Tax ID#)

• Organization Contact (Non-Profit Representative)

• Name, Date, and Location of Opportunity

• Description of Opportunity and Duties to be Performed

• Opportunity Start and End Time

• Organization’s Event Contact Person’s First and Last Name, Phone # and Email

STEP 2: If approved, the student must obtain documented proof of participation from the organization after the event.

• Documentation must include all the following information:

• The document must be on the Organization’s Letterhead

• Organization Contact Name & Phone #

• Organization Address

• Dates and Hours of Service

• Total Hours of Service Completed

• Brief description of service tasks completed

• Signature of the organizer

STEP 3: The student will submit an electronic copy of the documentation to the SAHS Community Service Submission Portal. The Student will upload a scanned copy or photo of the document. No hard copies will be accepted.

• Click here for the SAHS Community Service Submission Portal 

STEP 4: At the end of each nine weeks, APS will process service hour submissions and add them to the student’s TierSphere account.

• APS will only process submissions four times a year (October, December, March, April)

• ​Students are responsible for tracking their progress toward completing the APS 75-Hour Community Service graduation requirement.

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