Unionville-Chadds Ford School District administrators and high‑school English teachers proposed combining two existing 12th‑grade academic English offerings into a single course aimed at preserving choice while streamlining sections.

Gavin Bresky, a high‑school English teacher who helped write the senior revision, said the district would keep literature as the primary emphasis while integrating comparative elements such as film analysis. "Our emphasis is still primarily going to be on the literature," Bresky said, adding the plan would allow the same course materials to be offered both traditionally and as a blended option.

Amy Ahart, identified in the presentation as the high‑school English teacher and department chair, said the core texts for both existing classes are already aligned. "We don't need to purchase any new materials or any new resources," Ahart said. She described the change as a "reframing" that brings together the strengths of Comparative Literature (analysis of different versions of texts) and Conflict Literature (different analytical lenses), enabling students to have one course available in two modes of delivery.

Board members asked whether the revision would remove choice. Miss Anderson asked whether the course would be "half and half" or a recreated experience; presenters replied that literature will remain central while occasional comparative pieces (for example, pairing Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with The Truman Show) will provide variety. District presenters said enrollment patterns — more sections historically for comparative literature, increased interest in blended conflict‑lit sections — motivated the streamlining to avoid offering four near‑duplicate sections to a limited academic student pool.

The superintendent/administrator leading the committee said the proposal will be placed on the agenda as a voting item at next week’s regular board meeting and invited board members to follow up with questions before that meeting.

Next step: the board will vote on the recommended course revision at the regular board meeting scheduled next week.