By describing Staff Committees we can more closely identify key components and good practices. By finding such components and practices, other school staffs may consider a variety of approaches to developing or improving their own Staff Committees. The second aim is to assist the BCTF to develop new Staff Committee training materials. The Case Studies show that there are many forms of Staff Committees existing in BC schools. In some schools the whole staff may be the Staff Committee, while in others a smaller elected group exists.
Some committees have a governance role while others are advisory in nature.
There is much to learn from the examples of Staff Committees that teachers have shared and documented, including concepts, processes, and skills. The reports are written by teachers with the support of BCTF Research staff. Each teacher involved in the project was provided with release time, initial research training, and on-going support as required. By involving teachers as the central research agents we hope to further promote the concept of teachers as researchers and to bring the skills and knowledge of practitioners to the heart of the research process. Report of the Task Force on Changing Roles and Responsibilities of School Personnel.