Vandalia-Butler City
Step 10 - Open for Enrollment (Step Descriptions)
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Location Vandalia, OH 45377 Montgomery County
Signatures 160
LifeWise URL LifeWise Academy Page
District Poverty Rate 10.1% (data source)
Non-White Students 26.4% (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
Demmitt Elementary School 1st-3rd Lunch/Recess w/school option 109
Smith Middle School 3rd-5th Lunch/Recess w/school option 243
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
Director Ashlee Bishop ashleebishop@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Amanda Neely amandaneely@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Emily Zachrich emilyzachrich@lifewise.org Yes
Teacher Julie Bowers juliebowers@lifewise.org Yes

  LifeWise Launch Steps History
Step
Description
Signatures
Date
Step 10
Open for Enrollment
160
January 15, 2024
 
  LifeWise Enrollment
School Enrollment
LifeWise Enrollment
LifeWise %
Date
706
100
14.2%
October 2024
School/district enrollment numbers from https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/
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