Your local union, as the teachers' exclusive representative, and your school board must agree on a teacher development and evaluation (TDE) system that you develop locally. If you don't reach agreement, your district must use the state model.

A serious joint agreement calls for two things: a meeting of minds between the two parties, and a way to document the agreement (a piece of paper with signatures).

We've developed sample joint agreement language to help you create a joint local TDE agreement. Creating a joint agreement makes the provisions of the TDE plan legally binding on both your local union and your school district.

Below are two sample joint agreement documents and two guidance documents, one set for locals in Rochester, Duluth, Minneapolis and St. Paul, and the other for all other locals.

For locals in Rochester, Duluth, St. Paul and Minneapolis:

Sample teacher development and evaluation joint agreement (Word document)

Guidance: sample teacher development and evaluation joint agreement (PDF)

For all other locals:

Sample teacher development and evaluation joint agreement (Word document)

Guidance: sample teacher development and evaluation joint agreement (PDF)