Las Cruces Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Salary Schedules
View all of the current districtwide salary schedules for the current contract year, effective July 2018.
Educational Assistant Para Pro Assessment
The Para Pro Assessment is a general aptitude test that may be used in place of the 48-college hour requirement for Educational Assistant positions.
Review the sections below for an overview of the background check procedures for licensed personnel, unlicensed personnel and university students.
Licensed Personnel
All fingerprinting will be conducted at Security Concepts. You will need to register online PRIOR to going for fingerprinting at www.cogentid.com or by phone at (877) 996-6277. For the background check there is a $44.00 dollar fee that is paid by a credit card or a money order made payable to: Cogent
During the registration process you will be asked for an ORI
SELECT: PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (NM920140Z) from the list
REASON: 22-10-3-3 TEACHER LICENSURE (use this default choice)
This will send your report to the New Mexico Public Education Department.
Take your registration with a valid photo ID to Security Concepts which is located at 130 North Solano. They are open Monday through Thursday between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. for fingerprinting.
Unlicensed Personnel
All fingerprinting will be conducted at Security Concepts. You will need to register online PRIOR to going for fingerprinting at www.cogentid.com or by phone at (877) 996-6277. For the background check there is a $44.00 dollar fee that is paid by a credit card or a money order made payable to: Cogent
During the registration process you will be asked for an ORI
SELECT: LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOL (NM930046Z) from the list
REASON: 22-10A-5 SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT
This will send your report to the Human Resources Office of the Las Cruces Public Schools.
Take your registration with a valid photo ID to Security Concepts which is located at 130 North Solano. They are open Monday through Thursday between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. for fingerprinting.
Employment is contingent upon the results of the background check
University Students
All fingerprinting will be conducted at Security Concepts. You will need to register online PRIOR to going for fingerprinting at www.cogentid.com or by phone at (877) 996-6277. For the background check there is a $44.00 dollar fee that is paid by a credit card or a money order made payable to: Cogent
During the registration process you will be asked for an ORI
SELECT: LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOL (NM930046Z) from the list
REASON: 22-10-3-3 SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT (use this default choice)
This will send your report to the Human Resources Office of the Las Cruces Public Schools.
Take your registration with a valid photo ID to Security Concepts which is located at 130 North Solano. They are open Monday through Thursday between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. for fingerprinting.
Placement is contingent upon the results of the background check.