Technique: inflating a figure with a non-standard assumption, then omitting the counter-comparison
Converting salaries to a 240-day work year inflates the effective pay figure beyond what the actual contracted calendar supports. The pension number assumes a full career spent at the top step of the pay scale, an unrepresentative case presented as typical. The site also omits that Cherry Creek, the district it holds up for comparison, starts new teachers at $62,000 versus $56,000 at Jeffco. That gap undercuts the implied contrast.
Sources:
Cherry Creek: Certified placement