Los Angeles City Council Unanimously Approves Archer Forward

On August 4, 2015, Archer Forward received a unanimous vote of approval from the Los Angeles City Council.
Hearings had previously been held by the Hearing Officer, City Planning Commission and PLUM Committee of the City Council prior to this fourth and final meeting in the public stakeholder process that Archer began four years ago.

The vote was a result of the ongoing leadership of Councilmember Mike Bonin’s office, tremendous effort by our entire community, and the participation of the Brentwood Homeowners Association and the Residential Neighbors of Archer, both of whom withdrew their opposition to the project. This compromise serves as a model for how schools and neighborhoods can work together.
The Archer School for Girls admits students of any race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation or other legally protected status to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation or other legally protected status in its hiring or in the administration of its educational policies and programs, admissions policies, financial aid programs or other school-administered programs. 

The Archer School for Girls’ mission is to educate students in an environment specifically designed for girls. As such, the school will consider any candidate for admission who identifies as a girl. Once admitted to Archer, all students in good academic standing who abide by Archer’s code of conduct and who meet requirements for graduation will be eligible to receive an Archer diploma, regardless of any change in sexual identity or other legally protected status.