Software engineering is a sub-discipline of computer science, and an important focus of the movement to bring CS education to New York City public schools. From the ACM, Software Engineering is about developing and maintaining software systems. The focus on the creation and maintenance of systems, or artifacts, allows for project-based curriculum implementation focusing not only on the abstractions of computer science, but the application of it as well.
In the 2013-2014 school year twenty (20) schools in New York City oered software engineering programs. Students participating in these programs completed pre- and post-surveys detailing their understanding of computer science, and their desire to pursue computer science both before and after the program. In this paper we give a report of the programs and their curricula, as well as results of the surveys for all subgroups. Results from the surveys indicate that exploring the topic of computer science and software engineering is an important recruiting message. Data also suggests that an increasing number of students have access to technology in the home environment despite socioeconomic barriers.