Schools who have resisted Lifewise

District/School Step Policy Policy Notes Policy Link
Bellaire Local Step 10 - Open for Enrollment No
Berea City Step 9 - Execute the Plan Restrictive adopted policy language deeming all graded classes to be core (July 8, 2024) Link
Central Local Step 10 - Open for Enrollment No
Cloverleaf Local Step 10 - Open for Enrollment Restrictive moving forward with policy language change to protect “specials” (August 7, 2024) Link
East Muskingum Local Step 10 - Open for Enrollment No
Elyria City Schools Step 4 - Form a Steering Committee Restrictive adopted policy language deeming all graded classes to be core (July 17, 2024) Link
Franklin Local Step 10 - Open for Enrollment No
Gahanna-Jefferson City Blocked - Blocked by School Board Rescinded October 20, 2022
Huron City Schools Step 9 - Execute the Plan Rescinded Rescinded RTRI policy (August 19, 2024)
Johnstown-Monroe Local Blocked - Blocked by School Board Rescinded November 13, 2023
Kettering City School District Step 9 - Execute the Plan Restrictive adopted policy language specifically defining “core curriculum” courses (May 2, 2024) Link
Lakota Local Step 4 - Form a Steering Committee Rescinded Rescinded August 26, 2024
Lancaster City Step 10 - Open for Enrollment No Lifewise has been active since September 2023 with no policy.
New Philadelphia City Step 6 - Obtain School Approval Rescinded September 9, 2024
Shadyside Local Step 10 - Open for Enrollment No
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City Step 4 - Form a Steering Committee Restrictive adopted a policy that states the board “does not authorize students to be excused from school to attend a released time course in religious instruction.” (April 11, 2024) Link
Southern Local Step 10 - Open for Enrollment Restrictive Link
Toledo City Step 6 - Obtain School Approval Restrictive Adopted policy language deeming all courses to be core (June 25, 2024) Link
Wadsworth City Step 10 - Open for Enrollment Restrictive adopted a policy that states “Students shall not be excused from a core curriculum subject, an encore curriculum subject, or intervention or enrichment services to attend Released Time instruction.” (July 1, 2024) Link
Zane Trace Local Step 9 - Execute the Plan No
Zanesville City Step 10 - Open for Enrollment No

 

School Stats

State # of Schools
ARKANSAS 4
ARIZONA 3
GEORGIA 3
IOWA 6
ILLINOIS 10
INDIANA 48
KANSAS 3
KENTUCKY 3
MICHIGAN 3
MINNESOTA 3
MISSISSIPPI 1
NEW MEXICO 1
OHIO 411
OKLAHOMA 1
PENNSYLVANIA 7
TENNESSEE 6
VIRGINIA 1
WASHINGTON 2
WISCONSIN 2
WEST VIRGINIA 1
20 519

These are schools that have enrollment forms available on Lifewise's website. Normally programs in step 9 or 10.

Enrollment Stats

District/School LifeWise Enrollment School Enrollment LifeWise % Date
Adams County Ohio Valley Local 200 725 27.6% October 2024
Allen East Local 425 789 53.9% November 2024
Antwerp Local 18 155 11.6% April 2024
Arcanum-Butler Local 192 423 45.4% November 2024
Archbold-Area Local 300 529 56.7% October 2024
Ayersville Local 170 255 66.7% November 2024
Barnesville Exempted Village 350 874 40% October 2024
Bloom-Carroll Local 279 1,050 26.6% April 2024
Buckeye Central Local 20 88 22.7% December 2024
Bucyrus City 48 544 8.8% April 2024
Columbus City School 475 0 Not enough info April 2024
Defiance City 830 1,044 79.5% December 2024
Dublin City 120 1,174 10.2% April 2024
Eastwood Local 247 671 36.8% October 2024
Edgewood City 80 248 32.3% December 2024
Elida Local 680 1,206 56.4% November 2024
Elmwood Local 146 498 29.3% April 2024
Fairbanks Local 152 477 31.9% May 2024
Franklin Monroe Local 94 177 53.1% October 2024
Fremont City 72 714 10.1% September 2024
Galion City 26 458 5.7% April 2024
Highland Local 232 1,718 13.5% November 2024
Hilliard City 88 1,828 4.8% April 2024
Holgate Local 103 165 62.4% April 2024
Lancaster City 3 500 0.6% April 2024
Liberty-Benton Local 317 597 53.1% April 2024
Manchester Community Schools 60 297 20.2% December 2024
New Albany-Plain Local 245 1,960 12.5% February 2024
Newton Local 388 456 85.1% December 2024
Noble Local 39 311 12.5% October 2024
Northeastern Local 257 676 38% October 2024
Norwalk City 82 391 21% April 2024
Ontario Local 133 937 14.2% April 2024
Ottawa-Glandorf Local 152 982 15.5% May 2024
Pandora-Gilboa Local 193 521 37% May 2024
Paulding Exempted Village 471 1,348 34.9% April 2024
Pearl River Co School Dist 40 214 18.7% October 2024
Spencerville Local 264 440 60% December 2024
Tipp City Exempted Village 305 877 34.8% December 2024
Urbana City 162 1,304 12.4% November 2024
Van Wert City 764 1,636 46.7% May 2024
Vandalia-Butler City 100 712 14% October 2024
Worthington City 71 921 7.7% May 2024
Zanesville City 129 1,886 6.8% April 2024
Total for 44 locations 9,522 32,776 29.1%

Top Locations with Increasing Signatures

District/School Location Signature Increase Total Signatures
Brunswick Co Pblc Schs Lawrenceville, VA 43 47
Napa Valley Unified Napa, CA 43 43
Jackson County Scottsboro, AL 41 43
Hardin County Elizabethtown, KY 36 39
Shawnee Heights Tecumseh, KS 34 34
Manchester Local Akron, OH 33 34
Thurmont Middle Thurmont, MD 29 39
Washington Elementary School Fort Wayne, IN 28 28
Madison County Richmond, KY 27 28
Walker County Jasper, AL 27 28

Breakdown by Number of Signatures

# of Signatures # of Locations %
1-4 6,372 76.8%
5-9 980 11.8%
10-19 560 6.7%
20-29 207 2.5%
30-39 113 1.4%
40-49 56 0.7%
50+ 14 0.2%

Program Stats

Step Total
Step 1 8,381
Step 2 10
Step 3 0
Step 4 211
Step 5 51
Step 6 172
Step 7 48
Step 8 76
Step 9 67
Step 10 253