Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • July 30, 2014 Districts to share courses through pilot program Students from Midland Park and Wald- wick will soon have the opportunity to take a number of electives at either of the two district high schools during a Share & Grow Learning Partnership pilot program. “The pilot phase of the Share & Grow Learning Partnership with Waldwick is an important endeavor in terms of providing expanded learning opportunities for stu- dents. We expect the pilot to reveal what Tax bills will be delayed Midland Park taxpayers have yet to receive their 2014-15 tax bills in the mail as in previous years, so payment will not be due until mid to late August. Mayor Patrick “Bud’ O’Hagan said last week the actual bills could not be mailed by the customary early July date because the Bergen County Board of Taxation has been unable to certify tax rates throughout Bergen County without state aid figures, which were delayed due to the state budget crisis. He said the figures are expected by the end of July. Once the borough gets the figures and the local tax rate is struck, the bills will be mailed, he said. The mayor noted the customary Aug. 1-10 deadline will be extended. He said taxpay- ers would have 25 days from the postmark on the envelope to make payment. works well, what doesn’t, and help guide our efforts in moving forward,” Midland Park Superintendent of Schools Marie Cirasella said of the program. In his recent presentation to the Mid- land Park Board of Education, Midland Park High School Principal Nick Capuano explained that Midland Park and Waldwick began discussing the possibility of shared courses about 18 months ago. Discussions included Waldwick Superintendent Dr. Patricia Raupers, who has since retired, and Waldwick High School Principal Kevin Carroll. Capuano told the trustees that both dis- tricts were exploring how students could enjoy additional electives, and decided to join forces to make that happen. He said the concept is to figuratively knock down the schools’ brick and mortar foundations and bring the schools together. The partnership would be designed to maximize learning opportunities to address specific areas of student interest, and to allow the districts to create a course schedule without any additional fiscal impact. According to a recent survey, 10 stu- dents expressed interest in taking the sports medicine course at Midland Park High School, while another 13 said they would be interested in the school’s digital photography course. Several students were interested in taking the MPHS classes in ceramics and sculpture. Waldwick High School now provides classes in areas such as entrepreneurship, (continued on page 17)