School Notebook: Two Districts Go Above Tax Cap

• Babylon Village

Richard S. Rozakis will become new Superintendent of Babylon Schools, effective July 1. Read the on Babylon Village Patch.

• Deer Park-North Babylon

The North Babylon Board of Education approved the school district’s proposed spending plan for the 2012-13 school year that includes a 2.59 percent tax levy increase, which is above the state tax cap. Read the on Deer Park-North Babylon Patch.

Deer Park School District adopts a $101.2 million budget as the teachers' union takes salary freeze for second year in a row to save $1.2 million. Read the on Deer Park-North Babylon Patch.

• Half Hollow Hills

The Half Hollow Hills Board of Education approved its budget of $221.9 million for the 2012-13 school year on Thursday at Chestnut Hill Elementary School. Read the on Half Hollow Hills Patch.

• Lindenhurst

The Lindenhurst Board of Education adopted a $141.7 million 2012-13 budget, representing a 1.07 percent year-over-year expenditure increase, and an associated 2.45 percent tax levy increase at the April 18 . Read the now on Lindenhurst Patch.

• Patchogue

Three open Board of Education (BOE) seats are not contested in this year’s annual Patchogue-Medford School District BOE election. Read the on Patchogue Patch.

• Sachem

The Sachem Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday night to adopt a $291.36 million budget for the 2012/13 school year. Read the on Sachem Patch.

• Sayville-Bayport

One Sayville resident is challenging one of the three Sayville Board of Education trustees up for re-election this year. Read the on Sayville-Bayport Patch.

There are officially four challengers and two incumbent trustees vying for three Bayport-Blue Point Board of Education seats this election season. Read the on Sayville-Bayport Patch.

• West Islip

The West Islip Board of Education adopted the proposed 2012-13 budget of $110 million Thursday night at its monthly meeting at the high school. Read the on West Islip Patch.