each european school elects, annually, two representatives of the teaching staff (one primary, one secondary) to form a european school staff committee which is represented on the board of governors, in the preparatory committees and on the administrative board of each school. in 2016, these roles were enlarged to include locally recruited teachers (lrt) and two further representatives are elected annually. these representatives do not have voting rights, however they are able to attend meetings and represent the interests of lrts vis-a-vis the school.