(May, 2002) The KUCDD at Parsons has received recognition for work with our local Community Action Program. ACE Award (Award for Collaborative Excellence) read: Our journey of partnership with the Kansas University Affiliated Program began in 1991 as a representative agreed to serve on our Health Advisory Board. Dr. David P. Lindeman is the Director of this program thsat recently changed their name to the Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities. He has over 25 years of experience in public school, speicial education administration, and university-based project implementation. He has worked tirelessly through involovement on many of our advisory boards and development committees. In 1998, a number of representatives from the KUAP took an active role in working with SEK-CAP to secure state funding for our Early Head Start Program. Dr. Lindeman and his staff have continued their vital role as consultants, advisors, and providers of technical assistance to our Early Childhood Services programs and our entire Partnership. In the fall of 2001, Dr. Lindeman volunteered to serve on a Partnership committee designed specifically to develop outcomes for our early childhood programs. An additional responsibility of the committee is to improve our ongoing monitoring and evaluation system to promote quality within our early childhood intervention services. Recently, our relationship has grown to include an agreement to develop and implement a program evaluation model for our entire Partnership. This project will lead to the development of the tools and systems necessary for comprehensive program integration and results oriented management and accountability for services provided. The efforts of Dr. Lindeman and his colleagues support not only our Partnership, but also our communities, by strengthening services for children and families in southeast Kansas. These services include Birth to Three, Respite, Kansas Inservice Training System ( KITS), and Child Care Focus. As the recepient of our 2002 Award for Collaborative Excellence, we wish to expresss how important KUCDD has been to the development of our programs and to the success of our Community Action Partnership. We are grateful to Dr. Lindeman and our friends and associates at KUCDD and look forward to a long and productive partnership.

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