The school was named in honor of Dr. John P. Lord, a professor of anatomy and surgery at Creighton University, and a professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Medical department of the University of Nebraska. As our school opened, Dr. Lord contributed his knowledge and work to insure an education for children with physical conditions. The original site was in a vacant room at Field Club School. The students at J.P. Lord had special needs as a result of polio, congenital anomaly, rheumatic fever, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, amputation, epilepsy, paralysis, and defects of heart, hearing, speech and vision. Our students range in age from 5-21.
Students have specialized needs which require additional staff and support.
Individualized education plans stress the functional curriculum in the areas of mobility, communication skills and life skills, as well as social, recreational and leisure domains. Our students come from all over our district and are also contracted from other school districts. We have approximately 60 students in our building. We host a number of tours each year for outside agencies and various educational institutions. Throughout the school year, students from local middle and high schools volunteer in our building.