Roger M.V. Walton spent 28 of his 40 year career in education as a Stockton Unified School District administrator. His efforts convinced the Legislature to fund a community-based program for multihandicapped minors.

Walton Development Center, now called Walton Special Center was constructed in June 1970.

Today Walton Special Center provides special education services to students age 3 to 22 with severe disabilities who live within the Stockton Unified School District.