Over 30 years of retirement, Howe would collect as much as $1.27 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes South Central Reporter.
The projection assumes Howe received $26,678 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 1 years of retirement, Howe will have already received $26,678 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.