Applying for Parental Leave
Step 1: Employee
If you are a birth parent:
- Notify your Principal or Supervisor of dates for Extended Leave of Absence.
- Complete and sign the appropriate forms.
- Gives Health Care Provider appropriate medical form (Form E).
- Secures Substitute, if required.
If you are a non-birth parent:
- Notify your Principal or Supervisor of dates for Extended Leave of Absence.
- Complete and sign the appropriate forms.
- Provides Child’s Proof of Birth or Birth Certificate, or Family— Certification of Health Care Provider.
Step 2: Health Care Provider
The Health Care Provider Completes the appropriate form (Form E).
Step 3: Employee
Returns completed forms to Leaves Office 30 days prior to extended leave start date.
- Preferred – via Email: extended.leaves@aps.edu
- Fax: (505) 884-0536
- By Mail: Human Resources – Leaves Office, P. O. Box 25704 Albuquerque, NM 87125
- In Person – please avoid delivering your forms in person: 6400 Uptown Blvd. NE, Suite 210 East Tower
Step 4: Leaves Office
- Processes and mails approved/denied leave letter to employee’s home address.
- Emails to the employee APS email address and to their principal or supervisor.
Step 5: Principal/Supervisor Secretary
- Applies correct Leave of Absence Code for Payroll reporting.
- For Intermittent FMLA only – tracks FMLA Usage.
Step 6: Employee – Return to Work
- Complete and submit "Letter of Intent" by the specified due date (earlier if possible); the "Letter of Intent" form is located in the Leave Letter.
- Medical Clearance at end of leave, only if the birth parent is returning earlier than:
- 6 weeks after natural birth, or
- 8 weeks after C-section birth.
This page was last updated on:
October 30, 2020.