Over 30 years of retirement, Theis would collect as much as $1.05 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes DeKalb Times.
The projection assumes Theis received $22,134 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Theis will have already received $44,932 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.