Lancaster City
Step 10 - Open for Enrollment (Step Descriptions)
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Location Lancaster, OH 43130 Fairfield County
Signatures 208
Last Checked April 30, 2025
LifeWise URL LifeWise Academy Page
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

RTRI State Law and School Board Policy Info
School District Policy No policy
Policy Notes Lifewise has been active since September 2023 with no policy.
Ohio State Law Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
State Law Link https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3313.6022
Law Notes
 

Local Staff/Volunteers

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Title Name Email Active
Director Holly Lavender hollylavender@lifewise.org Yes
Director Micah McCoy micahmccoy@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Charles Black Yes
Teacher Grace Vestre Yes
Teacher Kathryn Cassidy Yes
Teacher Kathy Cassidy Yes
Teacher Loretta Phalen Yes
Teacher Noelle Reif Yes
Teacher Sharon Jacobs Yes
Teacher Tamra Reif Yes
Teacher Tanya Arehart Yes

 

LifeWise Launch Steps History

Step
Description
Signatures
Date
Step 10
Open for Enrollment
208
March 25, 2024
 
 

LifeWise Enrollment

School Enrollment
LifeWise Enrollment
LifeWise %
Date
2,333
3
0.1%
April 2024
School/district enrollment numbers from https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/  

LifeWise Class Schedules

School Grade Period School Enrollment
Gorsuch West Elementary School -- -- --
  1st Lunch/Recess w/school option 97
  2nd Lunch/Recess w/school option 104
  3rd Lunch/Recess w/school option 88
  4th Lunch/Recess w/school option 105
  5th Lunch/Recess w/school option 104
Medill Elementary School -- -- --
  1st Lunch/Recess w/school option 92
  2nd Lunch/Recess w/school option 84
  3rd Lunch/Recess w/school option 109
  4th Lunch/Recess w/school option 96
  5th Lunch/Recess w/school option 102
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School -- -- --
  1st Lunch/Recess w/school option 80
  2nd Lunch/Recess w/school option 100
  3rd Lunch/Recess w/school option 80
  4th Lunch/Recess w/school option 89
  5th Lunch/Recess w/school option 76
Tallmadge Elementary School -- -- --
  1st Lunch/Recess w/school option 74
  2nd Lunch/Recess w/school option 90
  3rd Lunch/Recess w/school option 79
  4th Lunch/Recess w/school option 75
  5th Lunch/Recess w/school option 91
Tarhe Trails Elementary School -- -- --
  1st Lunch/Recess w/school option 98
  2nd Lunch/Recess w/school option 103
  3rd Lunch/Recess w/school option 101
  4th Lunch/Recess w/school option 112
  5th Lunch/Recess w/school option 104
 

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Knowledge Base

Title Category District/School City, State