The two campuses of Banaadir K-12 are off to a great start this school year! Students are engaged and learning and new friendships are being developed. It’s going to be a wonderful year.

Minnesota Department of Education Assistant Commissioner, Dr. Macarre Traynham visited Banaadir Elementary K-5 the first week of school. Her engagement with our students was remarkable—making them feel seen and valued. She visited each classroom and talked with students about what they were learning. In one fun classroom the class was solving a mystery, complete with one of them being the detective and one being the criminal, the rest suspects.

Following the tour through the building, Dr.Traynham met with MTCS leadership where we shared challenges and opportunities in our schools and education generally.

What a strong beginning for the 24/25 school year.

A smiling educator kneels beside two excited young students playing a board game on the classroom floor beneath a phonics bulletin board
Students work on worksheets at grouped desks in a bright, string-lit classroom as staff members move around the room to help
Middle school students wave and smile at the camera from their desks in a Banaadir Academy classroom decorated with reading genre posters, as their teacher smiles from her desk