Looking at the Five-Year Plan we see under its Main Goals #10 to increase the number of minority students taking advanced classes in high school.  That would be super except that some high schools don't have any AP (Cleveland) and some are moving to get rid of AP and separate Honors classes entirely (Nathan Hale) while others, in their course descriptions are downright hostile to advanced classes (see Roosevelt's Language Arts department).  All of these things are due to site-based managment which the District has as part of its processes.  What's a parent to think except that the Board writes down what sounds good and then allows the Superintendent to allow schools to do what they want?