Volunteer with APS

Make a difference in your school and community by volunteering! Learn about volunteer opportunities in APS and get assistance with the Volunteer Background Clearance Application.

Contact Information

Physical Address:
6400 Uptown Blvd. NE Suite 340 West Albuquerque 87110 Map

Phone: (505) 855-9850
Fax: (505) 855-9877
volunteer.programs@aps.edu

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Making a Difference

Thank you for volunteering your time and talents with the students at Albuquerque Public Schools! We value family and community engagement in schools and believe that volunteer involvement can have a positive impact on a child's education.

Each school has varying needs, ranging from advocacy/advisory support, instructional support, or support services. Please contact your school directly to find out how you can make a difference.

There are two categories of volunteers who receive differing levels of background check clearances and badging: Unsupervised/ school Volunteers with unsupervised access to students and supervised volunteer whose access to students always has line of sight supervision. If your volunteer role requires unsupervised access to children, including field trip chaperoning, you will need an Unsupervised school Volunteer Full FBI Fingerprint clearance initiated by the principal or the principal's designee. Please contact your school's volunteer coordinator, clerk or principal to initiate this type of clearance. If you are an agency provider or other entity, please e-mail sfcs.clearance@aps.edu for background clearance information. Please do not make an appointment to be fingerprinted until you have received e-mail instructions from APS to do so.

Otherwise, you can renew or request for a supervised volunteer clearance here:

Volunteer Now

Begin the Supervised Volunteer Clearance Request Instructions

Note for Charter Schools: The APS Supervised Volunteer Clearance Request is for all APS schools excluding charter schools (APS and state-chartered). Charter school volunteers should contact their school directly about volunteer opportunities.

About the Background Clearance

While encouraging family and community participation, we must consider the safety of every child in the district. State law requires a background check from volunteers before participating in any volunteer activity at any APS school.

APS background checks are valid for two years.
After completing and submitting the Volunteer Clearance Request, the background check may take 7 to 10 business days to process.
Clearance decisions may take longer if any instances appear in the background check.
You must complete the Payment section in the Volunteer Clearance Request before you can submit your application and begin the background clearance process.

Contact sfcs.clearance@aps.edu or call (505) 830-6240 for more information.

Need Help?

Status of Background Clearance

Please contact APS Background and Fingerprinting Department by phone at (505) 884-6398.

Note: The background check may take 5 to 10 business days to process or longer depending on any instance revealed on the background check.

Technical Issues with Volunteer Clearance Request

Please contact APS Applicant Processing by phone at (505) 889-4820 for technical assistance.

Having difficulty logging into your account
Need to change your login or password
Need assistance with the Clearance Request

For Undocumented Families, Parents or Community Members

If you are a family member, parent or community member who might be undocumented, and you wish to volunteer, please contact APS Applicant Processing by phone at (505) 889-4820 or by email at aprequest@aps.edu for more information.