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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of , 1868.

☞ 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?  James City School
Location (town, county, or district)?  
Is it a Day or Night School? Day
Of what grade? It is not graded 
When did your present session commence? Jan
When to close? June 30th 
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? It is 
What Society? Am. Missionary Association 
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* It is not 
Name of Board or Com.? 0
Am't pd. this month? 0
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* It is not 
Name of Board or Com.? 0
Am't pd. this month? 0
Is your School supported wholly by the Freedmen? It is   
Amount paid for this month? 14 dollars 
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? It is    
Amount paid for this month? 14 dollars 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? I have 
Who owns the School-building? Chicahominy Ch.
Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? It is not 
How much? 0
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One 
White? 0 
Colored? 1
Total enrolment for the month?† 31
Male?  
Female?  
Number enrolled last report? 32

{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.}

Number left school this month? 7
Number new Scholars this month? 0 
What is the average attendance? 25
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? All
Number of White Pupils? 0
Number always present? 20
Number always punctual? 20 
Number over 16 years of age? 5
Number in Alphabet? 0
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 31
Number in advanced readers? 0
Number in Geography? 12
Number in Arithmetic? 19
Number in higher branches? 0
Number in Writing? 29
Number in Needle-work? 0
Number free before the war? 16
Have you a Sabbath-School? I have  
How many Teachers? 6
How many Pupils? 47
Have you an Industrial School? 0
Number of Pupils? 0
State the kind of work done? 0

☞ 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? 0
How many? 0
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 0
No. of Teachers, 0
White, 0
Colored, 0
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? 0
How many? 0
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? 0
No. of Teachers, 0
White, 0
Colored, 0
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Favorable we have no interruption. 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 0
Name of the Society? 0 
Remarks.  

(Signed)  
E Garrison Jackson 
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.

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