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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of March 30 , 1869

☞ To contain one entire calendar month, and to be forwarded as soon as possible after the close of the month.
☞ A School under the distinct control of one Teacher, or a Teacher with one Assistant, is to be reported as one School.

                            [Answers placed here.]
Name of your School? Lincoln School   Location (town, county, or district)?  Fairfax Co Va
Is it a Day or Night School? Day  Of what grade? Freedmans
When did your present session commence?  Jan  When to close? My first session closes last of March
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?* Is not  What Society? [[left blank]]
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* [[left blank]]  Name of Board or Com.?  [[left blank]] 
Am't pd. this month? [[left blank]]
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?*[[left blank]]  Name of Board or Com.? [[left blank]]  
Am't pd. this month? [[left blank]]
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen?  It is Amount paid this month? Not yet received
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? [[left blank]]  Amount paid this month? [[left blank]]
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? [[left blank]]
Who owns the School-building? The freedmen
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?  Is not How much per month? [[left blank]]
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? [[left blank]]  White? [[left blank]] Colored? [[left blank]]
Total enrolment for the month?†  38  Male?  26  Female? 12
Number enrolled last report? 17  
                            {Number enrolled last report, 
                             by adding new scholars and 
                             subtracting those left 
                             school, must equal the 
                             present total enrolment.}

Number left school this month? 12
Number new Scholars this month? 3
What is the average attendance? 22
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? [[left blank]]
Number of White Pupils? [[left blank]]
Number always present? 18
Number always punctual? 23
Number over 16 years of age? 3
Number in Alphabet? 4
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 7
Number in advanced readers? 26
Number in Geography? 14
Number in Arithmetic? 26
Number in higher branches? [[left blank]]
Number in Writing? 28
Number in Needle-work? [[left blank]]
Number free before the war? 1
Have you a Sabbath-School?  I have  How many Teachers? 2  
How many Pupils? 50
Have you an Industrial School?  have not  How many Teachers? [[left blank]]  How many Pupils? [[left blank]]
State the kind of work done? [[left blank]]

      ☞ To the following questions give exact or approximate answers, prefixing to the latter the word "about."
1. Do you know of any Schools for Refugees or Freedmen not reported to the State Superintendent?  Do not
How many? [[left blank]]
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?   [[left blank]]  No. of Teachers, [[left blank]]  White, [[left blank]]  Colored, [[left blank]]
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent?  Do not   How many? [[left blank]]
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?  [[left blank]]  No. of Teachers, [[left blank]]
White, [[left blank]]  Colored, [[left blank]]
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, They are very anxious to have their school carried on.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? not one  Name of the Society? [[left blank]]
Remarks. [[row left blank]]

            (Signed) Elizabeth A. Henry
                                       Teacher.

* Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, County, or State?
† A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendance.