The Committee on Trustees (COT) continues its critical task of ensuring the Board is well-staffed and can deliver on your school’s strategic plan/strategic financial plan by monitoring the committee process. Without this monitoring function, the committees may not carry out their charges effectively and thus would render the Board unable to take effective action. The Board Committee Support and Accountability Instrument (Tool Four in our series) provides a format that helps to both define and limit the COT’s task.* The following illustrates those parameters for the COT Chair.