Broward
Step 7 - Recruit Your Team (Step Descriptions)
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Location FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33301 Broward County
Signatures 127
LifeWise URL LifeWise Academy Page
District Poverty Rate 14.6% (data source)
Non-White Students 83.3% (data source)
NCES Link NCES District Info
Last Updated June 17, 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.

RTRI State Law and School Board Policy Info
School District Policy
Policy Notes
Florida 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 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statuTes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=1000-1099/1003/Sections/1003.21.html
Law Notes (b) Each district school board, in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education, shall adopt policies authorizing a parent to request and be granted permission for absence of a student from school for:
1. Religious instruction or religious holidays.
 

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LifeWise Launch Steps History

Step
Description
Signatures
Date
Step 7
Recruit Your Team
127
April 22, 2025
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
127
January 4, 2025
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
104
December 31, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
101
October 7, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
92
September 17, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
91
September 9, 2024
Step 5
Draft a Plan
90
August 14, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
84
August 1, 2024
Step 2
Join a Kickoff Meeting
56
July 25, 2024
Step 2
Join a Kickoff Meeting
50
July 17, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
36
June 25, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
34
June 16, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
June 16, 2024
 

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