Berea City
Step 10 - Open for Enrollment (Step Descriptions)
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Location Berea, OH 44017 Cuyahoga County
Signatures 127
LifeWise URL LifeWise Academy Page
District Poverty Rate 10.6% (data source)
Non-White Students 30.6% (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
Big Creek Elementary School 1st-4th 100
RTRI State Law and School Board Policy Info
School District Policy The policy has extra requirements that go beyond the state/federal requirements.
Policy Link https://go.boarddocs.com/oh/berea/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=D7HQ4E67791D
Policy Notes adopted policy language deeming all graded classes to be core (July 8, 2024)
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
Teacher Joshua Workman joshuaworkman@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Jennifer Deal Yes

  LifeWise Launch Steps History
Step
Description
Signatures
Date
Step 10
Open for Enrollment
127
February 2, 2025
Step 9
Execute the Plan
127
July 16, 2024
Step 8
Train Your Team
0
June 6, 2024
Step 7
Recruit Your Team
0
May 2, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
121
April 26, 2024
Step 5
Draft a Plan
114
March 29, 2024
Step 2
Join a Kickoff Meeting
114
March 25, 2024
 
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