diff --git a/python/lib/core/dmod/core/common/protocols.py b/python/lib/core/dmod/core/common/protocols.py
index 0096d6a6d..4a39a57fc 100644
--- a/python/lib/core/dmod/core/common/protocols.py
+++ b/python/lib/core/dmod/core/common/protocols.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class DescribableProtocol(typing.Protocol):
 
     # Strictly speaking, this should be a Sequence, but the type system does
     # not support fixed-length sequences.
-    DBAPIColumnDescription: typing.TypeAlias = tuple[
+    DBAPIColumnDescription: typing.TypeAlias = typing.Tuple[
         str,
         DBAPITypeCode,
         typing.Optional[int],
diff --git a/python/lib/evaluations/dmod/evaluations/specification/base.py b/python/lib/evaluations/dmod/evaluations/specification/base.py
index 15fbbd176..94474adda 100644
--- a/python/lib/evaluations/dmod/evaluations/specification/base.py
+++ b/python/lib/evaluations/dmod/evaluations/specification/base.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 
 from ..utilities import merge_dictionaries
 
-from .template import TemplateManager
-
 from .. import util
 
 from .helpers import is_a_value
diff --git a/python/services/evaluationservice/dmod/evaluationservice/evaluation_service/forms/json.py b/python/services/evaluationservice/dmod/evaluationservice/evaluation_service/forms/json.py
index 54ce5724c..9399d172f 100644
--- a/python/services/evaluationservice/dmod/evaluationservice/evaluation_service/forms/json.py
+++ b/python/services/evaluationservice/dmod/evaluationservice/evaluation_service/forms/json.py
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ class SpecificationTemplateForm(forms.ModelForm):
     """
     A specialized form for SpecificationTemplate that allows its JSON data to be manipulated within a JSONArea
     """
-    class Meta:
-        model = models.SpecificationTemplate
-        fields = [
-            field.name
-            for field in models.SpecificationTemplate._meta.get_fields()
-            if field.name.lower() not in ("owner", "author")
-        ]
+    #class Meta:
+    #    model = models.SpecificationTemplate
+    #    fields = [
+    #        field.name
+    #        for field in models.SpecificationTemplate._meta.get_fields()
+    #        if field.name.lower() not in ("owner", "author")
+    #    ]
 
     class Media:
         # Include a script to add functionality that will update the json area's
diff --git a/python/services/evaluationservice/dmod/evaluationservice/evaluation_service/specification.py b/python/services/evaluationservice/dmod/evaluationservice/evaluation_service/specification.py
index 7030af358..7a9090ad1 100644
--- a/python/services/evaluationservice/dmod/evaluationservice/evaluation_service/specification.py
+++ b/python/services/evaluationservice/dmod/evaluationservice/evaluation_service/specification.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import os
 import typing
 import sqlite3
-from collections import defaultdict
 import re
 
 from dmod.core.common import DBAPIConnection
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ class SpecificationTemplateManager(TemplateManager):
     """
     Object manager used to provide details about available templates defined within the Django DB instance
     """
-    def get_templates(self, specification_type: str) -> typing.Sequence[TemplateDetails]:
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pass
 
diff --git a/python/services/evaluationservice/dmod/evaluationservice/evaluation_service/tests/test_template_views.py b/python/services/evaluationservice/dmod/evaluationservice/evaluation_service/tests/test_template_views.py
index 9fae31310..7a4979217 100644
--- a/python/services/evaluationservice/dmod/evaluationservice/evaluation_service/tests/test_template_views.py
+++ b/python/services/evaluationservice/dmod/evaluationservice/evaluation_service/tests/test_template_views.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def setUpTestData(cls):
 
         cls.token = Token.objects.create(user=cls.test_user)
 
-        cls.manager = FileTemplateManager(manifest_path=TEMPLATE_MANIFEST_PATH)
+        cls.manager = FileTemplateManager(path=TEMPLATE_MANIFEST_PATH)
 
         for template_details_group in cls.manager.get_all_templates().values():
             for template_details in template_details_group:
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ def test_search_templates(self):
 
                 self.assertIsNotNone(matching_template)
 
-
     def test_get_all_templates(self):
         get_response = self.client.get(
             "/evaluation_service/templates/"
@@ -269,7 +268,7 @@ def test_get_all_templates(self):
         templates = get_data['templates']
 
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(templates, typing.Mapping))
-        self.assertEqual(len(templates), 9)
+        self.assertEqual(len(templates), 12)
 
         self.assertIn("BackendSpecification", templates)
         self.assertIn("FieldMappingSpecification", templates)
@@ -280,6 +279,9 @@ def test_get_all_templates(self):
         self.assertIn("ThresholdDefinition", templates)
         self.assertIn("ThresholdApplicationRules", templates)
         self.assertIn("EvaluationSpecification", templates)
+        self.assertIn("CrosswalkSpecification", templates)
+        self.assertIn("DataSourceSpecification", templates)
+        self.assertIn("ThresholdSpecification", templates)
 
         self.assertEqual(len(templates['BackendSpecification']), 4)
         self.assertEqual(len(templates['FieldMappingSpecification']), 3)
@@ -290,6 +292,9 @@ def test_get_all_templates(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(templates['ThresholdDefinition']), 3)
         self.assertEqual(len(templates['ThresholdApplicationRules']), 1)
         self.assertEqual(len(templates['EvaluationSpecification']), 5)
+        self.assertEqual(len(templates['CrosswalkSpecification']), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(len(templates["DataSourceSpecification"]), 4)
+        self.assertEqual(len(templates["ThresholdSpecification"]), 2)
 
         post_response = self.client.post(
             "/evaluation_service/templates/"
diff --git a/python/services/evaluationservice/dmod/evaluationservice/evaluation_service/tests/test_templatemanager.py b/python/services/evaluationservice/dmod/evaluationservice/evaluation_service/tests/test_templatemanager.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c919c92d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/services/evaluationservice/dmod/evaluationservice/evaluation_service/tests/test_templatemanager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+from dmod.evaluations.specification import TemplateManager
+from evaluation_service import specification
+
+
+# Create your tests here.
+class SpecificationTemplateManager(TestCase):
+    """
+    Tests to ensure that the SpecificationTemplateManager operates as expected, especially when it comes to exports
+    """
+    control_manager: specification.SpecificationTemplateManager
+    export_directory: Path
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
+        """
+        Set up the SpecificationTemplateManager that serves as a control for the tests and form the export path
+        """
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.export_directory = Path(__file__).parent / 'data' / 'writing' / cls.__name__
+        cls.export_directory.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls) -> None:
+        """
+        Remove all artifacts generated by this test
+        """
+        super().tearDownClass()
+        cls.export_directory.rmdir()
+
+    def test_database_export(self):
+        """
+        Test to ensure that `self.control_manager.export_database` works
+        """
+        ...
+
+    def test_inmemory_export(self):
+        """
+        Test to ensure that the contents of the control_manager can be exported into an inmemory object and reloaded
+        into another manager
+        """
+        ...
+
+    def test_file_export(self):
+        """
+        Test to ensure that the contents of the control manager can be correctly exported to files
+        """
+        ...
+
+    def test_file_imports(self):
+        """
+        Test the control_manager to ensure that its contents are correct for the other tests
+        """
+        self.verify_templatemanager_contents(self.control_manager)
+
+    def verify_templatemanager_contents(self, manager: TemplateManager):
+        """
+        Ensure that the passed in manager contain the correct contents
+
+        Args:
+            manager: The manager whose contents to test
+        """
+        ...