The notice requirement of ยง 16-24-12 is based on the likelihood that a teacher who is "given notice only a day or two before the [succeeding] school term begins" will not be able to secure other employment in the teaching field. Estill v. Alabama State Tenure Comm'n, 650 So.2d 890, 892 (Ala. Civ.App. 1994) (emphasis omitted). In this case, the Board apparently recognized that Webb's ability to seek other employment for the succeeding school term could be compromised if, after the 2005-2006 school term ended, it decided to cancel his contract and notified him of that decision.