An identified cause of this decline is known by the term «summer slide,» when students return to school in August and are found to be reading at lower levels than had been recorded at the end of the school term in May. (nsba.org)
«Each and every contributor who has attained or shall attain the age of seventy years shall be retired by the retirement board for service forthwith or at the end of the school term in which said age of seventy years is attained.» (teacherpensions.org)