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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of August, 186[[strikethrough]]8[[/strikethrough]]9.

☞ 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? Simner   
Location (town, county, or district)?  New Kent.
Is it a Day or Night School? Day 
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Aug 2nd 
When to close? Aug 31st
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? No   
What Society? 
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* Locality
Name of Board or Com.? [[strikethrough]] $18. [[/strikethrough]]  
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* No
Name of Board or Com.?   
Am't pd. this month? 
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? Yes 
Amount paid this month? $18.
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? No 
Amount paid this month? 
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Park Bailey.
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No 
How much per month? 
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1 
White? 0
Colored? 1
Total enrolment for the month?† 24 
Male?  
Female? 
Number enrolled last report? 0  

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

[[margin note]]
I commenced this school, according to promise. and hope, if possible, a teacher may be sent, to carry it on another year; as they are very onerous to have a free school, and say they are willing for all classes to come in, and share the benefit, of such. Wm. C. Lancaster; pledges himself, to have a school-house erected and take care of a teacher. When this school is permanently established I wish it to retain the present name, if there is no objection
[[/note]]

Number left school this month? 0
Number new Scholars this month? 24
What is the average attendance? 16
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 0
Number of White Pupils? 0
Number always present? 12
Number always punctual? 12
Number over 16 years of age? 8
Number in Alphabet? 4
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 5
Number in advanced readers? 15
Number in Geography? 8
Number in Arithmetic? 12
Number in higher branches? 4
Number in Writing? 10
Number in Needle-work? 0
Number free before the war? 24
Have you a Sabbath-School? 1  
How many Teachers? 3
How many Pupils? 24
Have you an Industrial School? 0  
How many Teachers? 0
How many 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?   
How many? 
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?   
No. of Teachers, 
White, 
Colored, 
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent?   
How many? 
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?   
No. of Teachers, 
White, 
Colored, 
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? 
Remarks. 

(Signed) 
Teacher. Annie E. Alston.

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