Student Professional Development Guidelines

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All students must commit to and follow the Student Professional Development Guidelines during their enrollment at Paul Mitchell the School Charlotte. 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 a computerized time clock. To ensure proper credit for clock hours, full-time students are required to clock in/out two (2) times a day: when they arrive at school and when they leave at the end of the day. Part-time students are required to clock in/out two (2) times a day: when they arrive at school and when they leave at the end of the day. If a student fails to clock in or out for their schedule on the student time clock, the student will not receive hours. If the student wishes to dispute any hours they feel earned, the student must provide documentation to verify attendance on the missing time form. The documentation would include the guest service summary showing guest check-in and check-out time.
  2. The school is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for full-time students and 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for night students.
  3. All courses require continuous attendance.
  4. The prescribed attendance schedule must be maintained each week. Alternate schedules are available to those students who qualify.
  5. 3-day students (Tues.-Thurs.) not miss Thursday, 5-day students (Mon-Fri) may not miss Friday and (Tues-Sat) may not miss Saturday, and night students (Mon-Thurs) may not miss Mondays.
  6. Students must be on time, as tardiness inhibits the learning process. Students who are late for a specialty class or a guest artist class may attend the class, but must be accompanied into the classroom by a learning leader. Students are never excused from mandatory theory class to work in the clinic classroom. A student who is late for Theory must still clock in then will resume the reminder of theory class in the break room working on assigned class topic. Once theory class is over, the student will join specialty.
  7. During the contracted enrollment period, the student is allowed to miss 10% (cosmetology 150 clock hours and cosmetology instructor 80 clock hours) of their scheduled hours before having to pay extra instructional charges. The student may use the 10% (cosmetology 150 clock hours and cosmetology instructor 80 clock hours) excused absences for vacation, doctor appointments, illness, etc.; however, the student may not be out of school 14 consecutive calendar days or he or she may be terminated. If the student misses over the 10% (cosmetology 150 clock hours and cosmetology instructor 80 clock hours) the student will be charged $12.83 (cosmetology) and $10.00 (cosmetology instructor) for each hour scheduled to complete academic graduation requirements.
    **Refer to the school enrollment agreement for the Enrollment agreement Period definition. Please note that if a student misses more than 14 consecutive calendar days, the student may be terminated from the program.
  8. Students who are late or cannot attend school must contact the Future Professional Advisor and their Learning Leader. Day students must message in by 9:00 a.m.; night students message call in by 5:00 p.m.
  9. Students must request time off from school from the Future Professional Advisor.
  10. Students are required to be in attendance a minimum of 7 hours per day, 35 hours per week for the full-time schedule, 4.5 hours per day, 18 hours per week for part-time students, 4.5 hours per day, and 10 hours per day, 30 hours per week for three day schedule. Holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day will be set according to the calendar each year. Students cannot bank hours and attend over 48 hours per week to make up for missing hours. If a student will miss hours during the week, arrangements must be made with the Future Professional Advisor to make up those hours within the same week, or the hours missed will count against the hours allowed to miss and overtime charges can occur.
  11. Lunches and breaks are scheduled for all students. All students take 30 minutes for lunch between 12:00 noon and 1:30 p.m. Students should communicate with their instructor if they have not had lunch by 1:30 p.m. Night students have a 20-minute break.
    Observe the appropriate breaks for your school schedule. Breaks are as follows:
    Student Schedule Breaks Lunch Dinner
    10 hr/day 10 min. in the morning & 10 min. in the afternoon 30 min. 30 min.
    7 hr/day 10 min. in the morning & 10 min. in the afternoon 30 min. n/a
    5 hr/day 10 min. at mid-point of schedule n/a n/a
  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 for more than 10 minutes or those who leave early must document their time by clocking out on the time clock, signing the sign-out sheet, and having an instructor book them out.
    2. Students who leave school premises for less than 10 minutes must sign the sign-out sheet.
  13. Students may not clock in or out for another student.
  14. Students attend Core for 175 clock hours of enrollment. During this time the student must maintain a monthly attendance of 90%. If at the conclusion of the month, the student’s progress report is not 90% attendance, the student may be dropped from the program and asked to re-enroll in the next class start date.
  15. Attendance during the Core Program is very important. This is where you get your Core techniques and foundational practice. Because of the importance you are required to have 90% attendance during cutting and color week. Failure to maintain 90% during Cutting and Color week of Core will result in the Future Professional needing to restart the Core Program. This also pertains to any student taking a leave of absence during their Cutting and/or Color week of Core, a student taking a Leave of Absence will be asked to restart in the next Core class.

TARDINESS POLICY

Students may not be late as it inhibits the learning process. If students are late or cannot attend school, they must message the Future Professional Advisor and their Learning Leader via KlassApp or e-mail by 9:00 a.m. for day and 5:00 p.m. for night. Students who are late for theory class may not enter the classroom and will not receive theory credit. Students who are late for any specialty class or guest artist may attend the class but must have a note from the Future Professional Advisor to enter class. Students are never excused from mandatory theory class to work in the clinic. Only three (3) tardy days are allowed per month; otherwise, it is considered excessive tardiness. If a student leaves early without permission, it will be counted as a tardy.

Professional Image

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

  1. Future Professional must wear all black, white, or grey in any combination with the following guidelines:
    1. Clothing should be professional and clean
    2. Shoes should be closed toe and closed heel
    3. Hair and cosmetics should be done prior to arriving at school
    4. Name Tag must be always visible - this is mandatory while on campus (replacement cost is $8.00)
    5. Any straps for tops, shirts and/or dresses must be a minimum of two inches
    6. Skirts must be longer than fingertips
    7. Any rips and tears must fall below the fingertips
  2. Accessories can be any color

The following is unacceptable dress:

  1. Shirts that expose front, back and/or side torsos
  2. No sweatpants of any kind
  3. Any print/logo representing another brand or with any other writing
  4. No shorts or any kind including pants shorter than knees
  5. Baseball hats and visors
  6. Biking Shorts or Spandex
  7. No Sunglasses inside of the building

**We recommend you always have a change of clothes available, any questions about the dress code please see a staff member for clarification.

Sanitation and Personal Services

  1. Future Professionals must keep workstations and classroom areas clean, sanitary, and clutter-free at all times.
  2. Future Professionals must clean their stations in the clinic classroom, including the floor, after each service.
  3. Hair must be swept up immediately after a service is completed, before blow-drying.
  4. Clinic stations must be cleaned at the end of the day, prior to clocking out for the day.
  5. Future Professionals may receive services on Tuesday through Thursday. 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, color, lightener, rinses, conditioning, treatments, manicures, nails, etc.
    4. Personal services are considered rewards and scheduled for Future Professionals who are up to date with all practical, exams, and clinic practical worksheets. School assignments and successful learning are the priority.

Communication Guidelines and Professional Conduct

Honest Policy – It is the school team’s responsibility to provide a safe and positive experience for all students. The following list of actions is unacceptable behavior and is prohibited by the school.

  1. Visitors are allowed in the service reception area only. Visitors are not allowed in the classrooms, student lounge, or clinic classroom area.
  2. 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.
  3. Cell phones are permitted in assigned areas of the school.
  4. Future Professionals may not visit with another Future Professional who is servicing a service guest.
  5. Future Professionals may not gather around the service desk, service reception area, or offices.
  6. Food, drinks, and water bottles are allowed only in the lunchroom.
  7. The school is a smoke-free campus.
  8. Stealing or taking school property or another’s personal property is unacceptable and grounds for termination.
  9. School administration has the right to access and inspect a Future Professionals locker at any time, refer to the locker policy.

Learning Participation Guidelines

  1. Peer teaching and tutoring are encouraged. Taking credit for another’s work or cheating during exams is unacceptable and is grounds for termination.
  2. Future Professionals will be expected to maintain an average of 75% on all theory tests and assignments.
  3. Future Professionals may not be released from required theory class to take a client.
  4. Only service desk personnel may schedule or change client service appointments.
  5. All services must be checked and the service ticket initialed by a Learning Leader.
  6. Future Professionals are expected to be continuously working on school-related projects, assignments, clinic practical worksheets, reading theory, or test preparation during school hours.
  7. Future Professionals will receive clock hours during the times they fully participate in their learning experience.
  8. When Future Professionals 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 clinic practical worksheets
    2. Completion of theory review worksheets
    3. Performing a service on another Future Professional
    4. Listening to or reading school resource center materials, including educational videos, audiotapes, and books
  9. Future Professionals must comply with school personnel and Learning Leader’s assignments and requests as required by the curriculum and Future Professional guidelines and rules.
  10. Future Professionals may not perform hair, skin, barber or nail services outside of school unless authorized to do so by school administration. Conducting unauthorized hair, skin, barber or nail services outside of school will be reported to the state board and may result in your inability to receive a professional license.
  11. Future Professionals are responsible for their own kit and equipment and may use a clinic station drawer only while working at that clinic station. All kit, equipment, tools, and personal items must be secured in the Future Professionals assigned locker. The school is not responsible for any lost or stolen articles.
  12. Parking is allowed in assigned parking areas only or cars may be towed at the owner’s expense.
  13. All clinic practical worksheets are due on the assigned day of each month by the end of the school day.
  14. If a Future Professional fails to complete a worksheet 100%, the Future Professional will be placed on the Back on Track list and will remain on the list until the following month.
  15. Theory Class Guidelines – Theory class begins at 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (day) and 5:30 p.m. (night) for students. At the beginning of class, the door is closed and class begins. The following steps will help create a positive learning environment:
    1. Late arrivals are not permitted to enter the classroom.
    2. Unscheduled attendees are prohibited from attending the class.
    3. Students in the class are not allowed to leave without the consent of a Learning Leader.
    4. Students in the class must come prepared to learn with textbooks and assigned learning materials.
  16. If a Future Professionals fails to pass the Core written and/or practical exam on their second attempt, they may be asked to withdraw from the program and re-start in the next Core class start date.
  17. The school requires a Future Professional to complete all theory hours as part of their graduation requirements. Refer to the graduation requirements.