History:

Opening in 1952, Lowman Special Education Center, Los Angeles Unified School District, was named in honor of Dr. Charles Leroy Lowman (1879-1977), the first orthopedic surgeon in the West, who devoted his life to the service of children with disabilities.

We have a specially trained staff of over a hundred dedicated, caring professionals. Lowman serves approximately 300 students, ages 3-22.

Mission,vision:

During the 1994-95 school year, parents and staff worked together in a process suggested by LEARN to envision the best possible school for our youngsters.

To achieve our vision, student outcomes have been identified and work has been ongoing to implement promising practices and evaluate our progress toward these goals.

Although visioning is future oriented, we continue our dialogue with those most interested in the children and their education in order to meet the challenge and evolve along with our students and our community

Beliefs:

- To maintain the highest standards of safety. -To teach as a team from a common curriculum, to provide a continuity of education for our students.

- To teach all students to achieve the highest level of communication possible, using alternative communication where needed.

- To teach functional self-help skills to ensure maximum self-reliance for our students in their daily living.

- To teach physical and thinking skills needed for home, school, and community environments, leading to independence.

- To teach the social conventions and provide the opportunities for students to have friends and find acceptance in their neighborhoods and society