By Holly Crocco The Putnam Valley Central School District is considering a $65.2 million budget for the 2026-27 school year, which represents a 3 percent budget-to-budget increase and results in a 1.98 percent tax levy hike. “The gross levy change in dollars means that we get to add $844,363 to the budget (a total tax levy of $43.4 million),” said Dr. Grace Chan, assistant superintendent of business administration, at the March 12 Putnam Valley School Board meeting. “This is