As a result, the district chose not to renew contracts of 12 certified employees.
[3] The North Dakota Department of Indian Affairs still lists it as a tribal school.
The district hoped to have better school attendance figures and to give students time for makeup work and professional development for teachers.
In 2003 it had 242 students, something Daryl Flagen, the elementary school principal and federal program coordinator, credited to academic performance in the district.
[7] In 2003 the OIE, the parent agency of what became the BIE, ranked the school as "outstanding" due to its performance on standardized tests.