Pine City Public School District
Step 10 of 10
Open for Enrollment (Step Descriptions)
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.

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PINE CITY, MN 55063 Pine County
Signatures 246
Lifewise Website Lifewise Website
District Poverty Rate 9.9% (data source)
Non-White Students 13.4% (data source)
NCES Link NCES District Info
Last Updated October 15, 2025
Enrollment Stats
School Enrollment
739 students

All students in grades open to enroll in Lifewise

Lifewise Enrollment
Not known
School/district enrollment numbers from https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/
Lifewise enrollment numbers come from social media, newsletters, press, and public record requests. Contact RPS with enrollment numbers.
School Buildings and Grades
School Grades Period
Pine City Elementary 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
State Law and School Board Policy
School District Policy
Policy Notes
Minnesota State Law School districts may allow students to be released for religious study, but they may also not allow it.
Law Notes
Lifewise Local Personel Download All Lifewise Personel List
Title Name Email Active
Director Becki Brown beckibrown@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Jenine Preston Yes
Teacher Julie Adams Yes
Teacher Lori Thompson Yes
Teacher Vicki Pieper Yes

LifeWise Launch Steps History
Step
Description
Signatures
Date
Step 10
Open for Enrollment
246
January 18, 2025
Step 9
Execute the Plan
243
January 4, 2025
Step 9
Execute the Plan
243
November 19, 2024
Step 8
Train Your Team
242
September 17, 2024
Step 7
Recruit Your Team
0
August 13, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
204
August 2, 2024
Step 5
Draft a Plan
200
July 26, 2024
Step 5
Draft a Plan
146
July 17, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
128
June 25, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
127
June 21, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
3
June 19, 2024
Step 2
Join a Kickoff Meeting
3
June 15, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
3
April 26, 2024
Step 0
No Progress
0
March 17, 2024
 
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