The statistics appear good. It won't exist. Mobilizing parents has never been easier. He's trying to satisfy as many groups as possible.
Local control is good only if the local administrators want to allow parents to have a voice.
I am on the Campus Improvement Team at the high school where I teach. We have almost 3,000 students on our campus. The parents don't really have a strong voice. The local control campuses are given has nothing to do with improving academic performance. We have a district policy for that.