Paulding Exempted Village
Step 10 - Open for Enrollment (Step Descriptions)
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Location Paulding, OH 45879 Paulding County
Signatures 86
LifeWise URL LifeWise Academy Page
District Poverty Rate 12.7% (data source)
Non-White Students 14.7% (data source)
NCES Link NCES District Info
Last Updated July 23, 2025
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.

  School Buildings and Grades
School Grades Period School Enrollment
Oakwood Elementary School K-6th Specials 19
Paulding County Opportunity Center K-12th 64
Paulding Elementary School K-5th Specials 90
Paulding High School 9th-12th Lunch 59
Paulding Middle School 6th-8th Lunch/Recess 106
RTRI State Law and School Board Policy Info
School District Policy
Policy Notes
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
  Lifewise Staff/Volunteers Download Lifewise Staff/Volunteer List (CSV)
Title Name Email Active
Director Traci Koenig tracikoenig@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Amanda Andrews amandaandrews@lifewiseacademy.org Yes
Teacher Charles Moran charlesmoran@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Jeremy Laukhuf jeremylaukhuf@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Jessica Manz jessicamanz@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Will Manz willmanz@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher William Manz Yes

  LifeWise Launch Steps History
Step
Description
Signatures
Date
Step 10
Open for Enrollment
86
January 4, 2025
Step 10
Open for Enrollment
86
November 6, 2024
Step 10
Open for Enrollment
85
September 1, 2021
 
  LifeWise Enrollment
School Enrollment
LifeWise Enrollment
LifeWise %
Date
1,233
471
38.2%
April 2024
School/district enrollment numbers from https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/
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