Foundational Areas of Focus
EDUCATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
LEAD TEAMS
(Solution Design
& Implementation)
Polk County
GOVERNMENT
QUALITY OF LIFE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
LEAD
PROCESS
As facilitators of a countywide collaboration among schools, non-profits,
businesses, and the public sector, Polk Vision offers a framework for achieving
sustained improvement.
The work is dynamic and requires continuous learning and adaptive solutions
in addressing a range of complex issues. Polk Vision refers to this as our
LEAD process: Learn all we can about an issue, Engage community partners
knowledgeable and passionate about the issue, Align resources to address the
issue and Develop plans that will result in systemic change.
This countywide collaborative process provides the following advantages:
• Greater returns on investment – By working together toward common goals,
resources are leveraged, duplication is avoided, and efficiency is greatly
increased.
• Higher quality services – Utilizing expertise from multiple organizations
guarantees a broader perspective and a wiser approach.
• Enhanced capacity – A collective effort enhances the impact of each
organization while generating a much greater overall outcome.
TECHNOLOGY
Polk Vision’s membership in the Alignment USA network has provided us with a
technology tool to power our principles, structure and process. This online portal
allows our LEAD Team members, community partners and staff to collaborate,
measure and report progress, capture information and warehouse our collective work.
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