PE Works was a multi-year improvement plan launched in 2015, funded by City Hall, to revitalize Physical Education so that our students receive high-quality, standards-based PE according to State requirements. By the formal end of the PE Works initiative in 2018-19, schools reported that 84.7% of K-12 students Citywide received the required amount of PE instruction, compared to 53.3% of students in 2015-16, the PE Works pilot year. 

From 2015 to 2017, PE Works staff in the DOE's Office of School Wellness Programs assessed PE programming and instruction in each district public school. In 2017-18, PE Works staff began collaborative work with each school on action plans that provided assistance, resources, and planning required to create environments where PE thrives. In 2018-19, the DOE completed the final phase of recruiting and providing hiring support for additional elementary school certified PE teachers. 

As part of PE Works, the DOE developed and published the first-ever Physical Education Scope and Sequences for elementary and secondary grades, providing principals and teachers with clear guidance for what students should know and be able to do in physical education. 

For in-depth information about PE Works, see the annual PE Works reports (opens in new browser window).