Pandora-Gilboa Local
Step 10 - Open for Enrollment (Step Descriptions)
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Location Pandora, OH 45877 Putnam County
Signatures 3
LifeWise URL LifeWise Academy Page
District Poverty Rate 6.6% (data source)
Non-White Students 6.2% (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
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School K-5th Phys. Ed. 42
Pandora-Gilboa High School 9th-12th 38
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School 5th-8th Phys. Ed. 40
RTRI State Law and School Board Policy Info
School District Policy
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
Teacher Allyssa Suter allyssasuter@lifewise.org Yes
Director Sandy Steiner sandysteiner@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Amanda Baumgard Yes
Teacher Brad Ray bradray@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Connie Arthur Yes
Teacher James Leightner jimleightner@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Jana Amstutz janaamstutz@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Jim Leightner jimleightner@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Kara Ream karaream@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Katelin Escamilla Yes
Teacher Keri Hixon kerihixon@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Marden Herr mardyherr@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Mardy Herr mardyherr@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Michael Wagner michaelwagner@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Rick Fricke rickfricke@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Steven Amstutz stevenamstutz@lifewise.org Yes

  LifeWise Launch Steps History
Step
Description
Signatures
Date
Step 10
Open for Enrollment
3
January 4, 2025
Step 10
Open for Enrollment
3
November 6, 2024
Step 10
Open for Enrollment
3
October 19, 2020
 
  LifeWise Enrollment
School Enrollment
LifeWise Enrollment
LifeWise %
Date
514
193
37.5%
May 2024
School/district enrollment numbers from https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/
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