The concept of vision is necessary to keep school improvement on track. This paper describes the efforts of two school districts to develop their school-district visions through a collaborative vision-building process. Each district--the Dekalb School District in northeastern Texas and the Altus School District in southwestern Oklahoma--began the process with a retreat conducted by university personnel. Next, communitywide meetings were held, in which teams comprised of various stakeholders generated and shared vision statements. In both districts, the consensus-building process created a sense of ownership, collegiality, and direction among participants. One figure is included. Contains 17 references. (LMI)