Triangle Lake School

Triangle Lake Charter School, formerly known as Triangle Lake School, is a K-12 public school in Blachly, Oregon, United States. It is 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. From the 2010-11 school year, it has been Triangle Lake Charter School.^[6] The school has 14 students to every teacher, five students fewer than the state average.^[7]

Triangle Lake School
Address
20264 Blachly Grange Road Blachly , (Lane County) , Oregon 97412 United States
Coordinates	44.195328°N 123.545417°W / 44.195328; -123.545417
Information
Type	Public
School district	Blachly School District
Principal	Brittny Bottensake [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	Laker[1]
Newspaper	West Lane News
Website	www.blachly.k12.or.us

Academics

In 2008, of nine seniors, seven (78%) graduated and received a high school diploma, and two dropped out.^[8]

Demographics

The school has 200 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.^[9] The student population is 88% Caucasian, 6% Hispanic, 2% American Indian/Native Alaskan, 1% Pacific Islander, <1% Black, and 2% multiracial.^[10]

Going charter

Triangle Lake School became Triangle Lake Charter School in the 2010-11 school year. The charter allows 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 hoped that the new status would allow the school to better support students in their 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 received a $500,000 grant to help install the new curriculum program, to be distributed over a period of three years. A new curriculum was to be based more on technology resource, natural resource, and health and fitness classes. A charter school is still a public school.^[11]

References

1. "OSAA - Error".
2. "Oregon School Directory 2009-2010" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
3. "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
4. "Triangle Lake Charter School (2021 Ranking) | Blachly, OR".
5. McGowan, Karen (December 14, 2006). "Triple honors: Triangle Lake School wins coveted 'exceptional' ratings from the state". The Register-Guard. Retrieved May 9, 2007. ^{[dead link‍]}
6. "Home". blachly.k12.or.us.
7. "Explore Triangle Lake Charter School in Blachly, OR".
8. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
   - "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
9. "Count of homeless students in Oregon school districts, 2008-2009" (PDF). The Oregonian. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
10. "Explore Triangle Lake Charter School in Blachly, OR".
11. "Tlcharterschool.org". Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-05-02.