Background and Fingerprinting
APS conducts background checks on all prospective district employees (applicants who are offered employment), district contractors, district contractor's employees, and volunteers who might have unsupervised access to students.
APS Board Policy:
- Visitors to Schools Procedural Directive
- Background Checks and Fingerprinting Procedural Directive
- GE School Volunteers Policy
- Volunteer Programs Procedural Directive
State Statute: 22-10A-5
Fingerprinting of Prospective Employees
To complete your pre-employment background check, you'll need to get fingerprinted at our City Center office. To be fingerprinted, bring a valid photo ID and $59. The $59 must be made payable by Credit/Debit Card.
Contact Background and Fingerprinting
- Phone: (505) 884-6398
- Fax: (505) 830-1661
Hours of Operation for Fingerprinting
Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Status of Your Clearance Application
If you have questions regarding the status of your background clearance application, please contact us by phone at (505) 884-6398.
This page was last updated on:
July 19, 2016.