Student Professional Development Guidelines

All students must commit to and follow the Student Professional Development Guidelines during their enrollment at the school. These guidelines were established to assist in creating a safe, focused, and enjoyable learning experience.

Attendance and Documentation of Time

1. The school records attendance in clock hours and gives appropriate attendance credit for all hours attended. The school does not add or deduct attendance hours as a penalty. Attendance is calculated using an online time clock. To ensure proper clock hours are credited, full-time students are required to clock in/out when they arrive at school, when they leave for lunch, when they return from lunch, and when they leave at the end of the day. Part-time students are required to clock in/out when they arrive at school and when they leave at the end of the day.
2. According to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), Paul Mitchell The School cannot adjust a Student’s time clock activity. Future Professionals will only receive credit for written in adjustments if there is a time clock failure or other situation approved by the TDLR.
3. The school is open from 9:15 AM to 5:15 PM for day students and 5:15 PM to 10:15 PM for night students.
4. All courses require continuous attendance.
5. The prescribed attendance schedule must be maintained each week.
6. Students must be on time, as tardiness inhibits the learning process. Students who are more than 5 minutes late for a specialty class or a guest artist class may attend the class, but must be accompanied into the classroom by an instructor. Students are never excused from mandatory theory class to work in the clinic.
7. During the enrollment agreement period, students must maintain a 80% attendance average each month to complete the program within the scheduled program length. Students are allowed to miss 20% of their scheduled hours before being withdrawn from the program. A student will be dropped from the program once he/she meets their scheduled program length (defined below). If the student needs to complete remaining program hours in order to graduate, the student will be required to re-enroll in the program with a new contract and costs in order to complete their remaining hours.

   Scheduled Program Length is defined as:

   Scheduled Program Length
   Cosmetology: Hours in program = 1000 hours 20% absent hours = 250 hours Scheduled Program Length = 1250 hours	Class A Barber: Hours in program = 1000 hours 20% absent hours = 250 hours Scheduled Program Length = 1250 hours
   Esthetics: Hours in program = 750 hours 20% absent hours = 188 hours Scheduled Program Length = 938 hours	Cosmetology Operator to Class A Barber 300: Hours in program = 300 hours 20% absent hours = 75 hours Scheduled Program Length = 375 hours
   Manicure 600: Hours in program = 600 hours 20% absent hours = 150 hours Scheduled Program Length = 750 hours

   Please note that students who miss more than 10 or more school days, the student will be terminated from the program.

8. Students who are late or cannot attend school must contact the school and talk to the school service desk immediately. Day students must call in by 9:00 AM and night students must call in by 1:30 PM.
9. Students must request time off from school from the Future Professional Advisor.
10. Full-time students are required to be in attendance a minimum of seven (7) hours per day, 35 hours per week; 3-day schedule students are required to be in attendance a minimum of eleven (11) hours on Thursdays and Fridays and a minimum of eight (8) hours on Saturdays, 30 hours per week; Part-time students are required to be in attendance a minimum of four and one half (4.5) hours per day, 22.5 hours per week. Students cannot bank hours and attend over 48 hours per week to make up for missing hours. Makeup Hour Days are offered at the discretion of the Leadership Team and will be announced to Future Professionals accordingly. The School will hold a commencement ceremony to honor graduating students - if said ceremony falls on a school day it will be considered an excused absence for students.
11. Lunches and breaks are scheduled for all students. Students must take 30 minutes for lunch between 12:30 PM and 1:00 PM, for students in the 3-day program lunch is between 12:00 PM and 12:30 PM, if possible, according to their booking. Students should communicate with their instructor if they have not had lunch by 1:30 PM.
12. Documentation of time: Students may not leave the school premises during regular hours without an instructor’s permission.
    1. Students who leave school premises or those who leave early must document their time by clocking out on the time clock and having an instructor book them out.
    2. Students must clock out for lunch for 30 minutes every day.
13. Students may not clock in or out for another student.
14. Students must keep a record of all services each day on the “service tracking sheet,” which must be completed daily and turned in every month.

Professional Image

All Future Professionals must adhere to the following professionals dress code while in attendance:

1. Future Professionals may wear color in any combination.
2. Clothing should be professional and clean.
3. Shoes should be professional, practical, clean, and comfortable (any color). They must be closed toe and closed heel.
4. Hair should be styled prior to arriving at the school.
5. Any cosmetics should be applied prior to arriving at the school.
6. The following is a list of acceptable dress:
   1. Jeans or clothing made of jean material. No rips in your jeans.
   2. Fashionable sneakers i.e. vans, sperrys, converse.
   3. Sweatshirts, printed T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and/or jackets with the Paul Mitchell logo or the school logo may be worn (hoods may not be worn in the building).
   4. Stylish hats and scarves.
7. Leggings are not pants, so when leggings are worn all skirts, dresses, or tops must fall below the fingertips when standing up.
8. Professional hooded cardigans, sweaters, or shirts without logos may be worn (hoods may not be worn in the building).
9. Appropriate undergarments must be worn.

The following is a list of unacceptable dress for all Future Professionals in attendance:

1. Gym workout shoes (Brooks, Asics, New Balance), basketball shoes, foot thongs, or beach sandals. Tank tops, spaghetti string tops, sleeveless tops or belly shirts. Sweatpants, yoga pants, spandex or biking shorts.
2. Leggings worn as pants.
3. Sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts, jackets and printed T-shirts other than those with the Paul Mitchell logo or the school logo.
4. Dresses or skirts that fall above fingertips, when standing up.
5. Shorts or short rompers.
6. Baseball hats, visors, caps, beanies, or head wraps.
7. Headphones, headgear, and/or earphones are not permitted in the classroom or the clinic classroom.
8. Sunglasses.

All Class A Barber Future Professionals must also adhere to the following professional dress code while in attendance:

1. Class A Barber Future Professionals may wear color in any combination.
2. Accessories may be worn in any color.
3. A Class A Barber Future Professional may wear a smock.
4. Sweatshirts, printed T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts, and/or jackets with the Paul Mitchell logo or the school logo may be worn. (Hoods may not be worn in the building).
5. Fedoras, flat hats, or ascot caps may be worn.

Future Professionals who fail to comply with the Future Professional dress code may be coached and may receive an advisory.

Sanitation and Personal Services

1. Students must keep workstations and classroom areas clean, sanitary, and clutter free at all times. Students must clean their stations, including the floor, after each service.
2. Hair must be swept up immediately after a service is completed, before blow drying.
3. Workstations must be cleaned at the end of the day, prior to clocking out for the day.
4. Students may have their hair or other services done on Wednesday and Thursday only. To receive a service, students must do the following prior to starting the service:
   1. Notify a Learning Leader.
   2. Be scheduled off the service books by a Learning Leader.
   3. Pay for service supplies including perms, tints, bleaches, rinses, conditioning, treatments, manicures, nails, etc.
   4. If a service guest comes in and the service desk coordinator needs the student giving the personal service or the student receiving it to take care of the guest, then the students must reschedule their personal service and complete the assigned service guest appointment.
   5. Personal services are considered rewards and scheduled for students who are up to date with all projects, tests, and worksheets. School assignments and successful learning are the priority.

Communication Guidelines and Professional Conduct

1. Visitors are allowed in the reception area only. Visitors are not allowed in the classrooms, student lounge, or clinic floor area.
2. Audio and/or visual recording is not permitted while on campus.
3. Only emergency calls are permitted on the business phone. Students may use the student phones for a limited time. Please keep your calls to three (3) minutes or less.
4. Cell phones are not permitted in the classrooms, clinic floor and/or hallways.
5. Students may not visit with another student who is servicing a client.
6. Students may not gather around the reception desk, reception area, or offices.
7. Food, drinks, and water bottles are allowed only in the lunchroom.
8. The school is a smoke-free campus. Students who fail to follow this policy will be suspended for a total of three (3) days. This policy extends to electronic cigarettes.
9. Stealing or taking school or another’s personal property will lead to termination.

Learning Participation Guidelines

1. Peer teaching and tutoring are encouraged. Taking credit for another’s work or cheating during exams is unacceptable.
2. Students will be expected to maintain an average of 70% on all theory tests and assignments.
3. Students must take all appointments assigned to them. This includes last-minute walk-ins.
4. Students may not be released from required theory class to take a client.
5. Only desk personnel may schedule or change client service appointments.
6. All services must be checked and the service ticket initialed by a Learning Leader.
7. Students are expected to be continuously working on school-related projects, assignments, reading, or test preparation during school hours.
8. Students will receive clock hours during the times they fully participate in their learning experience.
9. When students are not scheduled with service appointments or are not scheduled to attend theory or a specialty class, they may focus on the following:
   1. Completion of monthly worksheets
   2. Completion of theory review worksheets
   3. Performing a service on another student
   4. Listening to or reading school resource center materials, including educational videos, audiotapes, and books
10. Students must comply with school personnel and instructor’s assignments and requests as required by the curriculum and student guidelines and rules.
11. Students may not perform hair, skin, or nail services outside of school unless authorized to do so by school administration. Conducting unauthorized hair, skin, or nail services outside of school will be reported to the state board and may result in your inability to receive a professional license.
12. Students are responsible for their own equipment and may use a station drawer only while working at that station. All equipment, tools, and personal items must be secured in their assigned locker. The school is not responsible for any lost or stolen articles.
13. Parking is allowed in assigned parking areas only or cars may be towed at the owner’s expense.
14. All worksheets are due the end of each month.
15. If a student fails to complete a worksheet 100%, the student will be placed on the Back on Track list and will remain on the list until the following month, as long he/she completes the worksheet.