MNEDU

Teacher-Owned · Twin Cities & Statewide Minnesota

Specialist substitute teachers for Minnesota schools

Built by teachers. Trusted by principals. When your art, STEM, or Spanish teacher is out, we send a trained subject specialist who arrives ready to teach — for a single day or an entire leave.

A teacher-owned collective — not a staffing agency

The "warm body" agencies optimize for fill rate: getting a body into a room. We optimize for instruction. MNEDU is owned and run by working teachers, and we specialize in the classrooms generalist subs struggle with most — the art studio, the STEM lab, the Spanish immersion room.

Real subject specialists

Practicing artists, STEM educators, and proficient Spanish speakers — each carrying a ready-to-go, standards-aligned curriculum kit. Never a movie day.

No software lock-in

No Frontline, no portals. Districts hire us as a Contracted Service Vendor under Object Code 300 — request coverage by phone or email, get one monthly invoice.

The "Clean Room" guarantee

Sinks clear, supplies capped, materials inventoried. Your teacher returns to a room that's cleaner than the substitute found it.

Two ways schools use us

  1. The "Emergency Button" — daily coverage. A 6:00 AM call gets a trained specialist into the room the same day, with curriculum in hand. Daily Substitute Coverage →
  2. Continuity of learning — long-term residencies. For leaves of 10+ days, one dedicated educator handles planning, grading, and parent contact for the entire placement. Long-Term Residencies →

Our specialties

Art

Practicing artists who can run a full studio program — kiln to critique, safely. Art substitutes →

STEM

Educators comfortable with labs, robotics, and maker spaces — hands-on stays hands-on. STEM substitutes →

Spanish

Native and near-native speakers who keep immersion and language sequences on track. Spanish substitutes →

Questions about pricing, licensure, or Object Code 300 contracting? Read the FAQ →

Request coverage

Tell us your school or district, the subject, and the dates you need covered. For same-day emergencies, call — a teacher answers, not a portal.