Columbus City School
Step 10 - Open for Enrollment (Step Descriptions)
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Location Columbus, OH 43215 Franklin County
Signatures 1202
LifeWise URL LifeWise Academy Page
District Poverty Rate 31.1% (data source)
Non-White Students 80.3% (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.

  School Buildings and Grades
School Grades Period School Enrollment
Broadleigh Elementary School 3rd-5th Lunch/Recess 31
Cassady Elementary School 2nd-5th
Champion Middle School 6th-7th 44
East Linden Elementary School 2nd 66
Easthaven Elementary School 3rd-5th 57
Fairwood Alternative Elementary School K-6th 45
Forest Park Elementary School 1st-5th 49
Highland Elementary School K-5th 319
Independence High School 9th-12th 74
Indian Springs Elementary School K-5th 48
Lincoln Park Elementary School 2nd-6th Lunch/Recess 108
Mifflin Alternative Middle School 6th-8th Academic Assist 111
Moler Elementary School K-6th
Ohio Avenue Elementary School K-5th
Parsons Elementary School K-5th 75
Scottwood Elementary School 2nd-5th Lunch/Recess 158
South High School 7th-12th 160
Starling PreK-8 6th-7th 129
Westmoor Middle School 6th-8th Academic Assist 54
Windsor Stem Academy (K-6) 1st-6th 53
RTRI State Law and School Board Policy Info
School District Policy Policy Matches state/federal law.
Policy Link https://go.boarddocs.com/oh/columbus/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=AE9NJW5913A1
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
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  LifeWise Launch Steps History
Step
Description
Signatures
Date
Step 10
Open for Enrollment
1202
April 10, 2025
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District approved, check individual school.
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March 21, 2025
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February 2, 2025
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District approved, check individual school.
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January 21, 2025
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1187
October 7, 2024
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September 26, 2024
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September 17, 2024
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September 10, 2024
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August 30, 2024
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August 23, 2024
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August 13, 2024
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July 16, 2024
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July 9, 2024
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July 1, 2024
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May 10, 2024
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May 2, 2024
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April 25, 2024
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March 25, 2024
 

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  LifeWise Enrollment
School Enrollment
LifeWise Enrollment
LifeWise %
Date
3,779
475
%
April 2024
School/district enrollment numbers from https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/
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