Adams County Ohio Valley Local
Step 10 - Open for Enrollment (Step Descriptions)
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Location West Union, OH 45693 Adams County
Signatures 106
LifeWise URL LifeWise Academy Page
District Poverty Rate 21.9% (data source)
Non-White Students 3.4% (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
North Adams Elementary School 2nd-4th Lunch/Recess w/school option 81
Peebles Elementary School 2nd-4th Lunch/Recess w/school option 93
West Union Elementary School 2nd-4th 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://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/527862/Adams_Co-OH_valley_J-Final.pdf
Policy Notes Page 44 in the PDF
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
Assistant Director Shalene Shaver Yes
Director Sasha Vogler sashavogler@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Lynne Vanderpool-Jameson Yes
Teacher Melissa Hendrix Yes
Teacher Shelby Riley Yes
Teacher Shelby Shady Yes
Director Adriann Updike adriannupdike@lifewise.org No
Teacher Craig Shady No

  LifeWise Launch Steps History
Step
Description
Signatures
Date
Step 10
Open for Enrollment
106
January 15, 2024
 
  LifeWise Enrollment
School Enrollment
LifeWise Enrollment
LifeWise %
Date
725
200
27.6%
October 2024
School/district enrollment numbers from https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/
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