Physical Education and PE Works Reports

Beginning in 2015, PE Works was a multi-year improvement plan, funded by City Hall, to revitalize Physical Education so that New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) students receive high-quality, standards-based PE according to State requirements.

From 2015 to 2017, the NYCPS Office of School Wellness Programs staff assessed PE programming and instruction in each district public school. From 2017 to 2019, Office of School Wellness Programs staff worked collaboratively with each school on action plans designed to provide the assistance, resources, and planning required to create environments where PE thrives.

PE Works Reports

• PE Works Year Four Report (2018-2019)
• PE Works Year Three Report (2017-18)
  • The above report is accessible
• PE Works Year Two Report (2016-17)
  • PE Works Year Two Report (Accessible version)
• PE Works Year One Report (2015-16)
  • PE Works Year One Report (Accessible version)

Stories of Change

PE Works Stories of Change feature principals and staff who, as part of PE Works, made changes so that PE is a meaningful part of each child’s school experience. Their work marks the beginning of developing a physically literate, health-centered generation of New York City students. Read about these case-studies in the Stories of Change below:

• I.S. 462, Cornerstone Academy for Social Action
• P.S. 55, Benjamin Franklin School
• PS 128, The Audubon School
  • Accessible Version 
• PS 90, The Magnet School for Environmental Studies and Community Wellness
  • Accessible Version 
• PS 79, The Francis Lewis School
  • Accessible Version 
• I.S. 514, New Design Middle School