Consistent with the implications of five ISM Stability Markers’™ collective emphasis upon the nature and importance of forming and maintaining a “strategic” Board of Trustees, ISM here offers a recommended sample form and process for use with new (and veteran) Trustees. This form is designed to go beyond the obvious “pledge and promise” implied by its title. It is designed to educate every Trustee equally regarding the nature of his or her acceptance of this volunteer role in your private-independent school. That being the case, ISM recommends that the Board President instruct the Committee on Trustees Chair to require a fresh signature from every Trustee, every year.