John Martin has been at Tulsa Public Schools for more than 40 years. In the last 15, his team of energy education specialists saved the district $43 million. His salary only made up 3% of that total.
“I’ve been here long enough, I’ve been through numerous cuts, I know it’s needed — I know they’re tough decisions,” Martin said. “I just wanted to have my voice heard and stand up for myself.”
Martin is one of 50 TPS employees whose roles were unanimously cut by the district board Tuesday night, in addition to 39 vacant positions that were eliminated. Their contracts end June 30…