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Table 1 Characteristics of New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) district- and school-level personnel interviewed (n=41)

From: Implementation of elementary school physical education quantity and quality law through school district audit, feedback, and coaching

 

District-level ( n =17)

School-level ( n =24)

Male, n (%)

3 (17.7)

9 (37.5)

Female, n (%)

14 (82.4)

15 (62.5)

Primary position during PE Works (2015-16 to 2018-19), n (%)

 Executive/Senior Director

6 (35.3)

-

 Director/Associate Director

7 (41.2)

-

 Manager/Specialist

4 (23.5)

-

 School Administrator

-

18 (75.0)

 School PE teacher

-

6 (25.0)

Years in NYCDOE, mean ± SD

 Executive/Senior Director

14.8 ± 5.4

-

 Director/Associate Director

10.0 ± 4.8

-

 Manager/Specialist

17.5 ± 5.8

-

 School Administrator

-

23.0 ± 6.5

 School PE teacher

-

19.7 ± 7.6

 ALL

13.5 ± 5.8

22.5 ± 6.6

Years in position, mean ± SD

 Executive/Senior Director

7.8 ± 3.6

-

 Director/Associate Director

7.3 ± 1.3

-

 Manager/Specialist

12.5 ± 7.8

-

 School Administrator

-

10.7 ± 4.7

 School PE teacher

-

7.0 ± 4.2

 ALL

8.5 ± 3.9

9.9 ± 4.8

  1. Average enrollment in the 21 schools was 518 students (98.9% non-white) with 76% qualifying for free or reduced-price meals (a proxy for household socioeconomic status). There were no significant school-level demographic differences between schools whose administrators/PE teachers were and were not interviewed for this study (Table 3)