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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of November, 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? Tilghman  
Location (town, county, or district)?  Tappahannock
Is it a Day or Night School? Day 
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Sept  
When to close? July 1869
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? not  
What Society? -
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* not  
Name of Board or Com.? -  
Am't pd. this month? -
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* not  
Name of Board or Com.? -  
Am't pd. this month? -
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? not  
Amount paid this month? -
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes  
Amount paid this month? $1.00
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? not
Who owns the School-building? Mr Joseph Chinn
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? not yet  
How much per month? $10.-
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? one  
White? -
Colored? one
Total enrolment for the month?† 28  
Male? 16 
Female? 12
Number enrolled last report? 28  

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

Number left school this month? none
Number new Scholars this month? none
What is the average attendance? 26

{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}

How many hours have you taught per day? 6
How many days have you taught this month? 22
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching. 
There has been no deficiency of time in teaching. }

Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? none
Number of White Pupils? none
Number always present? 25
Number always punctual? 25
Number over 16 years of age? none
Number in Alphabet? 1
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 12
Number in advanced readers? 15
Number in Geography? 15
Number in Arithmetic? 15
Number in higher branches? none
Number in Writing? 15
Number in Needle-work? none
Number free before the war? none
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes  
How many Teachers? 2  
How many Pupils? 35
Have you an Industrial School? none  
How many Teachers? -  
How many Pupils? -
State the kind of work done? -

☞ 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? none  
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? none
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? -  
No. of Teachers, -
White, - 
Colored, -
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Quite favorable
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?   
Name of the Society? none
Remarks. Myself and M Stephens has secured a large and commodious school building and have thoroughly reorganized this school. Mr. Hamlin Inspector of schools has instructed us to proceed with our effort with the assurance of assistance from the Superintendent of Education

(Signed) Kate Ellett
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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