Dryden Central School District
Our mission: Educate and empower each learner to achieve excellence and build a better world
Day Two of the Public Safety, Law and Military Career Academy. A big thank you to our partners at the Dryden Fire Department, Dryden Police Department, and Dryden Ambulance for giving up their time this morning to meet with students from George Junior, Groton, and Dryden. #LionPride!
District Safety Personnel Rob Reyngoudt and Dryden HS Nurse Travis Berggren recently provided District leadership with a Stop the Bleed training, and Stop the Bleed kits will be present in each school building.
As we prepare for another amazing year, we are continuously guided by a commitment to creating a safe, joyful and nurturing environment which promotes learning and growth.
A special shoutout to Travis's daughter for being an excellent tourniquet model! #LionPride!
As we prepare for another amazing year, we are continuously guided by a commitment to creating a safe, joyful and nurturing environment which promotes learning and growth.
A special shoutout to Travis's daughter for being an excellent tourniquet model! #LionPride!
Public Safety and Military Career Academy Day 1: A big thank you to our partners from the Cornell University Police Department and Tompkins Country Sheriff's Department for coming to Dryden High School and creating meaningful, hands-on learning experiences for our Dryden, Groton and George Junior participants! #LionPride!
Tompkins County residents aged 11-24 are invited to attend a free Tie Dye event with The Youth Exploration and Life Skills Programs!
The event is on August 5 from 2-4pm at the Learning Web on 320 West Buffalo Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
In order to attend this free event, please complete the short online permission slip at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBgsUKeX70snjDRGCUvNGMXirky-Q2FVgoJMT4QQPnzXTkiQ/viewform
Food, drinks, and one shirt to tie dye per person will be provided. Feel free to bring your own items to dye—there will also be other crafts like button and bracelet making.
Good Afternoon,
Summer is always a period of transition, resetting, and preparing, and we hope yours is going well!
During July and August The bulk of our staff (10 month employees) are not regularly on campus, nor are they required to be with some exceptions. During the summer months, if you are emailing or reaching out to a staff member by email, please copy in the building principal too. Doing this, will ensure that the principal, who is a 12 month employee sees your message and can address the issue and respond to you in a timely manner.
If you are trying to reach a staff member by phone, please call 607.844.8694 and follow the voice prompts to the school's main office and the secretaries will connect you with the principal or a leave a message for the principal so they can work with you.
If you leave a message with someone in the main office or leave a message on the Main Office's voicemail, and you do not receive a call back within 24 hours from the principal or someone else who can address your concern, please call 607.844.5361 which will connect you with the District Office.
If you send an email or leave a voicemail on our system for a 10 month employee such as a teacher or provider, there is a chance that it will not be seen or heard until our 10 month staff return in September. Take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always...#LionPride!
Summer is always a period of transition, resetting, and preparing, and we hope yours is going well!
During July and August The bulk of our staff (10 month employees) are not regularly on campus, nor are they required to be with some exceptions. During the summer months, if you are emailing or reaching out to a staff member by email, please copy in the building principal too. Doing this, will ensure that the principal, who is a 12 month employee sees your message and can address the issue and respond to you in a timely manner.
If you are trying to reach a staff member by phone, please call 607.844.8694 and follow the voice prompts to the school's main office and the secretaries will connect you with the principal or a leave a message for the principal so they can work with you.
If you leave a message with someone in the main office or leave a message on the Main Office's voicemail, and you do not receive a call back within 24 hours from the principal or someone else who can address your concern, please call 607.844.5361 which will connect you with the District Office.
If you send an email or leave a voicemail on our system for a 10 month employee such as a teacher or provider, there is a chance that it will not be seen or heard until our 10 month staff return in September. Take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always...#LionPride!
Due to the Air Quality Alert issued by the National Weather Service and per DCSD protocol, the Solar Express will not be making visits today. All other scheduled programming and offices will be open as normal today. Please stay safe! Take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always...#LionPride!
To the ones who put their #LionPride on display day in and day out, THANK YOU! We are so grateful to our amazing staff for another successful year. 🦁💜
We wish you a restful and rejuvenating summer!
We wish you a restful and rejuvenating summer!
DCSD Update: All schools in the Dryden Central School District will dismiss on time today despite the Regents Exams schedule being altered. The 3:00 Shuttle Bus will be available to those students who are taking a Regents Exam and have not finished at the time of MS/HS Dismissal Time. In addition, this exam schedule change will have no impact on PK-5 dismissal. Students in grades PK-5 will dismiss at the normal time as well. Please take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always...#LionPride!
Good Afternoon,
The tornado warning is canceled at this time and has been downgraded to a Severe Thunderstorm Warning with a tornado watch persisting through the afternoon. At this time, all schools in the Dryden Central School District are resuming their normal schedule, but all students will remain indoors. The District will continue to monitor the weather closely as we move through the afternoon. This will be our last communication regarding this specific warning. Students who have a scheduled 12:00 Regent should still report at 12:30 PM. Please take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always....#LionPride!
The tornado warning is canceled at this time and has been downgraded to a Severe Thunderstorm Warning with a tornado watch persisting through the afternoon. At this time, all schools in the Dryden Central School District are resuming their normal schedule, but all students will remain indoors. The District will continue to monitor the weather closely as we move through the afternoon. This will be our last communication regarding this specific warning. Students who have a scheduled 12:00 Regent should still report at 12:30 PM. Please take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always....#LionPride!
Good Afternoon,
This is Joshua Bacigalupi, Superintendent of School for the Dryden Central School District . At this time, all schools in the District are Sheltering in Place until the tornado warning expires at 12:00 PM.
If you are scheduled to take a Regents exam at 12:00, the District has tentatively pushed back the start time until 12:30 PM. Please do not travel during an active tornado. If the forecast has not improved by 12:00 pm, please stay somewhere safe and we will communicate with you shortly.
Thank you.
This is Joshua Bacigalupi, Superintendent of School for the Dryden Central School District . At this time, all schools in the District are Sheltering in Place until the tornado warning expires at 12:00 PM.
If you are scheduled to take a Regents exam at 12:00, the District has tentatively pushed back the start time until 12:30 PM. Please do not travel during an active tornado. If the forecast has not improved by 12:00 pm, please stay somewhere safe and we will communicate with you shortly.
Thank you.
Good Afternoon,
This is Joshua Bacigalupi, Superintendent of Schools for the Dryden Central School District. The District is aware of a tornado warning that covers the District. We have enacted our protocol per our Safety Plan regarding tornados. Currently, all students and staff are sheltered in interior rooms and hallways away from doors and windows. We will remain in this posture until the warning is canceled or expires. Please do not come to the school at this time as we are keeping everyone sheltered for their protection . We will be in touch with updates as safety and the situation permits.
Thank you.
This is Joshua Bacigalupi, Superintendent of Schools for the Dryden Central School District. The District is aware of a tornado warning that covers the District. We have enacted our protocol per our Safety Plan regarding tornados. Currently, all students and staff are sheltered in interior rooms and hallways away from doors and windows. We will remain in this posture until the warning is canceled or expires. Please do not come to the school at this time as we are keeping everyone sheltered for their protection . We will be in touch with updates as safety and the situation permits.
Thank you.
#LionPride 🦁💜
No issue is too small. The DCSD encourages you to reach out to us anytime your child is dealing with something big or small, in school or outside of school, at home or in the community, and we will always be more than willing to help you access the right resources and people to support you and your student.
You can call 607.844.8694 and follow the voice prompts to the appropriate school and your call will be directed to the correct person, or you can submit a report using the District Tip line at https://www.dryden.k12.ny.us/.../tip-line-report-an-incident.
#LionPride!
You can call 607.844.8694 and follow the voice prompts to the appropriate school and your call will be directed to the correct person, or you can submit a report using the District Tip line at https://www.dryden.k12.ny.us/.../tip-line-report-an-incident.
#LionPride!
Today we pause to remember the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. #LionPride
Dryden Central School District students and families, we want to hear from you!
As we approach the end of the school year, please help us in continuing to shape our Food Service Department by sharing your feedback on school meals. 🥗🍽
#LionPride!
https://forms.gle/DmJdtmq5Gp2Arnh77
As we approach the end of the school year, please help us in continuing to shape our Food Service Department by sharing your feedback on school meals. 🥗🍽
#LionPride!
https://forms.gle/DmJdtmq5Gp2Arnh77
Join us in the Dryden Elementary School Gym on Saturday, June 6 from 8:30-11:30am for a rummage sale to raise money for the DES Green Team!
Come to shop and "make an offer". Cash-only.
We are also collecting shoes to be recycled, so bring any old shoes with you!
#LionPride!
Come to shop and "make an offer". Cash-only.
We are also collecting shoes to be recycled, so bring any old shoes with you!
#LionPride!
Good Afternoon,
This is just a reminder about the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend. Friday, May 22, 2026 and Tuesday, May 26, 2026 are regular in person normal school days/contractual days for all students and staff.
Monday, May 25, 2026, all schools and offices in the DCSD will be closed in observance of Memorial Day, a Federal Holiday.
Memorial Day always has a special meaning to me as I remember those who I fought and served beside who are no longer here because of the sacrifices they made in service to their fellow countrymen.
So, I always ask that before we dive into our Toyota-thons, Adjustable Mattress and Lazy-boy Furniture sales and get carried away by the ants at the picnic on the beach that we will all take a moment of reflection on Monday, May 25, 2026 to celebrate those whose memories we honor on this important day.
Please take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always...#LionPride!
2026 Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election Results:
Proposition 1: 2026-2027 SPENDING PLAN Yes: 376 No: 140
Proposition 2: SCHOOL BUS BOND PROPOSITION Yes: 369 No: 145
Proposition 3: DOOR IMPROVEMENTS & POOL PLUMBING UPGRADES AT DRYDEN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL Yes: 425 No: 90
School Board Candidates (all three-year terms):
1. David Peck (430)
2. Daniel Mulligan (405)
3. Megan Watts (387)
On behalf of the BOE, the District, its students and staff, thank you for passing our spending plan to support the 2026-2027 school year! #LionPride! 🦁
Proposition 1: 2026-2027 SPENDING PLAN Yes: 376 No: 140
Proposition 2: SCHOOL BUS BOND PROPOSITION Yes: 369 No: 145
Proposition 3: DOOR IMPROVEMENTS & POOL PLUMBING UPGRADES AT DRYDEN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL Yes: 425 No: 90
School Board Candidates (all three-year terms):
1. David Peck (430)
2. Daniel Mulligan (405)
3. Megan Watts (387)
On behalf of the BOE, the District, its students and staff, thank you for passing our spending plan to support the 2026-2027 school year! #LionPride! 🦁
The Dryden Central School District is excited to announce the establishment of an annual award given by the District to a Dryden Alum who has made our world a better place and embodies the District's core beliefs.
Any living graduate from the Class of 1925 - 2025 is eligible for nomination. Please click on this link: https://forms.gle/8tb3p3NrbcwNeK7Y6 to access the nomination form, qualification information, and other parameters.
Nominations are open from now until June 1. A committee will review nominations and select a recipient. It has yet to be finalized when the Alum will be given their award.
Any living graduate from the Class of 1925 - 2025 is eligible for nomination. Please click on this link: https://forms.gle/8tb3p3NrbcwNeK7Y6 to access the nomination form, qualification information, and other parameters.
Nominations are open from now until June 1. A committee will review nominations and select a recipient. It has yet to be finalized when the Alum will be given their award.
Good Morning,
This is just a reminder that the Annual Budget Vote and BOE Election is being held today from 7:00 AM-9:00 PM, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. All eligible voters who are residents of the District can vote at the District Auditorium located in the MS/HS Building located at 118 Freeville Road, Dryden, NY 13053 . Please follow signage and directives from staff when on campus. Please stop by the MS/HS Art show if you are voting this evening. We look forward to seeing you! Take care of yourself. Take care of each other.
Always...#LionPride!
This is just a reminder that the Annual Budget Vote and BOE Election is being held today from 7:00 AM-9:00 PM, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. All eligible voters who are residents of the District can vote at the District Auditorium located in the MS/HS Building located at 118 Freeville Road, Dryden, NY 13053 . Please follow signage and directives from staff when on campus. Please stop by the MS/HS Art show if you are voting this evening. We look forward to seeing you! Take care of yourself. Take care of each other.
Always...#LionPride!