Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan
Step 10 of 10
Open for Enrollment (Step Descriptions)
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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Bluffton, IN 46714 Wells County
Signatures 222
Lifewise Website Lifewise Website
District Poverty Rate 12.3% (data source)
Non-White Students 14.6% (data source)
NCES Link NCES District Info
Last Updated October 15, 2025
Enrollment Stats
School Enrollment
666 students

All students in grades open to enroll in Lifewise

Lifewise Enrollment
161 students (24.2%)
October 2024
Total students enrolled in Lifewise
School/district enrollment numbers from https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/
Lifewise enrollment numbers come from social media, newsletters, press, and public record requests. Contact RPS with enrollment numbers.
School Buildings and Grades
School Grades Period
Bluffton-Harrison Elementary Sch 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Bluffton-Harrison Middle School 5th
State Law and School Board Policy
School District Policy
Policy Notes
Indiana 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://iga.in.gov/laws/2025/ic/titles/20#20-33-2-19
Law Notes
Lifewise Local Personel Download All Lifewise Personel List
Title Name Email Active
Director Sarah Corkwell sarahcorkwell@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Adelynn Schwartz Yes
Teacher Brandy First Yes
Teacher Kristan Graft Yes
Teacher Leah Miller Yes
Teacher Shelly Baller shellyballer@lifewise.org Yes

LifeWise Launch Steps History
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Date
Step 10
Open for Enrollment
222
January 4, 2025
Step 10
Open for Enrollment
222
August 22, 2023
 
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