Northeastern Local
Step 10 - Open for Enrollment (Step Descriptions)
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Location Defiance, OH 43512 Defiance County
Signatures 188
LifeWise URL LifeWise Academy Page
District Poverty Rate 7.4% (data source)
Non-White Students 11.7% (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
Tinora Elementary School K-4th Library 79
Tinora Middle School 5th-8th Lunch/Recess w/school option 74
RTRI State Law and School Board Policy Info
School District Policy Policy Matches state/federal law.
Policy Link https://go.boarddocs.com/oh/nedef/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BK2NWY61FE3D
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 Pam Schroeder pamschroeder@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Amy Winner amywinner@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Kristie Stollsteimer kristiestollsteimer@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Tammy Pierce Yes

  LifeWise Launch Steps History
Step
Description
Signatures
Date
Step 10
Open for Enrollment
188
March 25, 2024
 
  LifeWise Enrollment
School Enrollment
LifeWise Enrollment
LifeWise %
Date
674
257
38.1%
October 2024
674
273
40.5%
April 2024
School/district enrollment numbers from https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/
Associated Organizations
Org Type Org Name Address Website
Church Poplar Ridge Church of the Brethren 6970 Domersville Rd Defiance, OH 43512

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