Mesa Unified District (4235)

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Schools in the district releasing students to Lifewise

Location Map	MESA, AZ 85201 Maricopa County
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District Poverty Rate	14.0% (data source)
Non-White Students	61.8% (data source)
NCES Link	NCES District Info
Last Updated	December 1, 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.

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Schools in the District (83)

School	Step	Description	Signatures
Adams Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	2
Dobson High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Franklin East Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Fremont Junior High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Jefferson Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Kerr Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Madison Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	3
Mesa Distance Learning Program	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Mesa High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Mountain View High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Red Mountain High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	3
Sirrine Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Westwood High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Alma Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Brinton Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Bush Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Carson Junior High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Crismon Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Eagleridge Enrichment Program	Step 0	No Progress	0
Early Education Center	Step 0	No Progress	0
East Valley Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Edison Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Eisenhower Center For Innovation	Step 0	No Progress	0
Emerson Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Entz Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Falcon Hill Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Field Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Franklin At Alma Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Franklin At Brimhall Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Franklin Junior High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Frost Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Guerrero Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hale Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hendrix Junior High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hermosa Vista Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Highland Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Holmes Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Irving Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Ishikawa Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Johnson Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Jordan Center For Early Education	Step 0	No Progress	0
Keller Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Kino Junior High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Las Sendas Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lehi Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lincoln Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lindbergh Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Longfellow Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lowell Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Macarthur Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
McKellips Learning Center	Step 0	No Progress	0
Mendoza Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Mesa Academy For Advanced Studies	Step 0	No Progress	0
Michael T. Hughes Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
O'connor Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Patterson Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Pomeroy Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Porter Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Poston Junior High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Powell Junior High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Power Learning Center	Step 0	No Progress	0
Red Mountain Center for Early Education	Step 0	No Progress	0
Red Mountain Ranch Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Redbird Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Rhodes Junior High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Robson Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Roosevelt Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Salk Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Shepherd Junior High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Skyline High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Smith Junior High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Sousa Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Stevenson Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Summit Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Sunridge Learning Center	Step 0	No Progress	0
Taft Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Taylor Junior High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Washington Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Webster Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Whitman Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Whittier Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Wilson Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Zaharis Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
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State Law and School Board Policy

School District Policy
Policy Notes
Arizona State Law	School districts may allow students to be released for religious study, but they may also not allow it.
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Launch Steps History

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Step 4

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November 1, 2025

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October 30, 2025

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