Primary and Junior High School Act Article 9

The competent authorities at all levels may second public school teachers to form professional, autonomous curriculum and teaching guidance teams of a working group nature; the tasks of these teams are:1. To assist in spreading information about and the implementation of curriculum and teaching related policies.2. Overall planning to set up guidance resources for their respective learning areas and topics, which becomes an effective system to support teachers’ teaching and professional development.3. To assist schools with curriculum development, provide teachers with curriculum and teaching consultations and guidance, in order to implement national education.4. To research and develop innovative teaching methods, assist teachers to actively conduct research on teaching, and improve teaching effectiveness.The competent authorities at all levels may second public school teachers to form working groups to promote student guidance and counseling, technology education and information technology education, special education, education for indigenous peoples, and other related education matters.The regulations governing the working groups referred to in the preceding two paragraphs, their organization, and operations, and the qualifications, selection, secondment, and training of the teachers involved, incentive awards, and calculation of years of service for the teachers involved, and other related matters shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.