Triangle Lake School

Triangle Lake School
Address
20264 Blachly Grange Road
Blachly, Oregon, Lane County, 97412
 United States
Information
Type Public
School district Blachly School District
Principal LeAnne Raze[1][2]
Grades K-12[3]
Number of students 148[4]
Color(s) Green and gold   [1]
Athletics conference OSAA Mountain West League 1A-3[1]
Mascot Lakers[1]
Newspaper West Lane News
Website www.blachly.k12.or.us

Triangle Lake School is a K-12 public school in Blachly, Oregon, United States. The only school in the Blachly School District, in 2006 the school earned an "exceptional" rating from the Oregon Department of Education at all levels: elementary, middle school and high school.[5] In April 2010, the Triangle Lake School Board of Directors voted to accept the proposal of the Triangle Lake Charter School Committee to make the school a charter school. Starting in the 2010-11 school year the school will be Triangle Lake Charter School.[6] The school has 14 students to every teacher, 5 students fewer than the state average.[7]

Contents

Academics

In 2008, 78% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 9 students, 7 graduated and 2 dropped out.[8][9]

Demographics

The school has 148 students and 11 teachers.[4] In the 2009 school year, the Blachly School District had 11 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education, or 8.4% of students in the district.[10] The student population is 85% Caucasian, 9% Hispanic, 2% American Indian/Native Alaskan, and <1% Pacific Islander.[11]

Going Charter

Due to budget cuts and falling enrollment in tough economic times, Triangle Lake School will become Triangle Lake Charter School starting in the 2010-11 school year. The charter would allow students who live out-of-district to attend the school. More hands-on curriculum and field trips will be added to the school's education plan. The charter board hopes that the new status will allow the school to better support students in the students' chosen fields. Along with the Triangle Lake School Board of Directors, the Triangle Lake Charter School Board will make decisions concerning the future of the school. The charter school will receive a $500,000 grant to help install the new curriculum program. The grant will be distributed over a period of three years. New curriculum will be based more on technology resource, natural resource, and health and fitness classes. A charter school is still a public school.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/TriangleLake/
  2. ^ "Oregon School Directory 2009-2010". Oregon Department of Education. pp. 44. http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/2009-10-school-directory.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-04. 
  3. ^ "Oregon School Directory 2008-09". Oregon Department of Education. pp. 139. http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-28. 
  4. ^ a b http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/67225
  5. ^ McGowan, Karen (December 14, 2006). "Triple honors: Triangle Lake School wins coveted 'exceptional' ratings from the state". The Register-Guard. http://www.registerguard.com/news/2006/12/14/a1.triangletrifecta.1214.p1.php. Retrieved 2007-05-09. 
  6. ^ http://www.blachly.k12.or.us/
  7. ^ http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/or/other/220#teachers
  8. ^ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2009/06/high_school_dropout_rates.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
  9. ^ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/06/Dropout-Rates.xls. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
  10. ^ "Count of homeless students in Oregon school districts, 2008-2009". The Oregonian. pp. 6. http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/09/homelessbydistrict.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-18. 
  11. ^ http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/or/other/220#toc
  12. ^ http://www.tlcharterschool.org/