In the late 2010s the school had difficulties finding qualified staff. Then the school offered to return $250,000, or 4% of its budget, to the state, but the lawmakers told the school to keep the money. Members of the state
Republican Party had a positive reception to the move. In 2019 Bradley Hamlett (D-
Cascade), of the
Montana House of Representatives, stated that the state should offer more assistance to the school. The Lions Club of Montana held a fundraiser to buy the school
prodigi devices, raising $300,000. The Prodigi Connect 12 devices were used for blind students, replacing
closed-circuit television and lower quality magnifiers, and therefore facilitated real-time study. In 2018 the club also repaired the playground. ==References==