Reserve membership
Reserve Membership Application
Reserve membership is intended to allow persons who have been active members to continue eligibility for all member benefits even though they are no longer eligible for active membership. For example, you might want a reserve membership if you:
- Are being placed on unrequested leave of absence or are being laid off from employment with a district or other educational institution where you have been an active member.
- Are going on an unpaid leave of absence (voluntary or involuntary) of more than six months from employment with a district or other educational institution where you have been or could have been an active member.
- Are terminating your employment (voluntarily or involuntarily) with a district or other educational institution where you have been an active member.
NOTE: To continue your eligibility for all member benefits you must apply for an Education Minnesota reserve membership while you are still an active member.
Benefits of membership
Reserve membership preserves eligibility for all member benefits including:
- Employment related legal services
- National & state member services programs
- Minnesota Educator Academy (MEA) online PD
- Field staff assistance
- National and state publications
Please check the appropriate level based on your active employment immediately preceding your resignation, termination or leave of absence. If you have been a member during the 2025-2026 membership year your payments will be credited. To apply for reserve membership, complete the form below.
Note: If you do not submit the reserve application and payment within 30 days of receiving the application from Education Minnesota, or by Aug. 31, whichever is earlier, it will not be accepted and you will lose eligibility for certain legal benefits, including the Unified Legal Services Policy (continued representation by an Education Minnesota attorney) and Educators Employment Liability (liability coverage in the event of a civil or criminal proceeding in the scope of your educational employment).ill not be accepted and you will lose eligibility for certain legal benefits, including the Unified Legal Services Policy (continued representation by an Education Minnesota attorney) and Educators Employment Liability (liability coverage in the event of a civil or criminal proceeding in the scope of your educational employment).
