Employee Benefits
APS offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and their families.
2022 APS Open/Switch Enrollment
is October 6-15, 2021
Visit Open/Switch Enrollment for information on live/virtual information sessions and to learn more about the APS Employee Wellness Fair on Thursday, October 7. Open Enrollment is completely online through Winocular Workspace.
2022 Benefits Information
- Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Information
- Other Benefits
- Ask Your Benefits Questions
- Employee Wellness
- Preparing for Retirement
- Benefits Staff Listing
Employee Benefits COVID-19 Updates
Information specific to COVID-19
- All testing AND treatment for COVID-19 related conditions will be paid at 100% under all of the APS medical plans. This means there will be no co-payment, deductible, or coinsurance that will apply to these services. Please seek care for yourself and your family if needed.
- The New Mexico Department of Health has established a Coronavirus Hotline: 1-855-600-3453.
For employees who need to enroll or make changes to their benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic
- We ask that you do not come to City Center – unless you have scheduled an appointment. Please use the telephone or email to communicate, and the Winocular Workflow system to provide documents.
- Please email or call your Benefits Specialist or employee.benefits@aps.edu for instructions for your situation.
- Please do not include Social Security Numbers in any email you send.
For employees on leave, participants on COBRA, and those with retiree life insurance
Please make all payments by mail. Our mailing address is:
Albuquerque Public Schools
Attention: Employee Benefits Department
PO Box 25704
Albuquerque NM, 87125-0704
For employees planning to retire this year
- As of March 25, 2021: This process is being updated. The new process will be posted soon.
- Based on New Mexico Educational Retirement Board guidelines, employees who plan to work through the balance of the 2020-2021 school year are considered July 1 retirees.
2021 Benefits Information.
- APS has a new group number with Presbyterian Health Plan effective 4/1/2021. The new group number is A0000037. (Our previous group number was 002194)
- 2021 Benefit Premium Rates are effective January 1, 2021
2021 Medical Plan Contact Information
Many questions about your benefits can be answered by the carriers:
- Presbyterian Health Plan: (505) 923-5600, New APS Group #A0000037
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico: (888) 371-1928, APS Group #LO4121
- True Health New Mexico: (877) 210-8339, APS Group #NMHCAPS
- Cigna: (800) Cigna24 (800-244-6224), APS Group #3343551
2021 Other Benefit Plan Contact Information
- Express Scripts: (866) 563-9297, APS Group #APSNMRX
- Delta Dental: (505) 855-7111 or APS Group #8542
- Davis Vision: (800) 999-5431, APS Client Code #2267
- ASIFlex: (800) 659-3035
- Standard Insurance Company: (888) 609-9763 ext. 0957, APS Policy #645746-C