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 Reno. 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 and rounding hours forward one-quarter hour. To ensure proper credit for clock hours, full-time students are required to clock in/out 4 times a day: 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 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 student sign in sheet, the specialty class attendance role, and/or the guest service summary.
  2. The school is open Monday through Thursday 9:00 am to 10:00 pm, Friday 9:00 am to 7:30 pm.
  3. All courses require continuous attendance.
  4. The prescribed attendance schedule must be maintained each week.
  5. Night students may not miss Thursday.
  6. Students must be on time, as tardiness inhibits the learning process. Students who are late for theory, 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.
    **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.
  7. During the enrollment agreement period, the student is allowed to miss 10% before having to pay extra instructional charges of $5.00. The student may use the 10% hours for vacation, appointments, illness, etc. Extra Instructional Charges will be billed to the applicants account once the Schedule Program Length is reached. Overtime charges are to be paid at the time the student reaches their contracted time and must be paid one (1) month prior to graduation.
  8. Students attend Core the first 6-12 weeks of enrollment, depending on their schedule and program. 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.
  9. 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; night students must call in by 2:00 PM.
  10. Students must request time off from school from the Future Professional Advisor.
  11. Students are required to be in attendance a minimum of seven (7) hours per day, 35 hours per week for the full-time schedule, a minimum of five (5) hours per day, 20 hours per week for part-time students, and a minimum of ten (10) hours per day, 30 hours per week for 3 day students. Holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s 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.
  12. Lunches and breaks are scheduled for all students. All students will take 30 minutes for lunch between 12:00 noon and 1:30 PM, if possible, according to their booking. Students should communicate with their instructor if they have not had lunch by 2:00 PM.
    Observe the appropriate breaks for your school schedule. Breaks are as follows:
    Student Schedule Breaks Lunch
    10 hr/day 10 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes in the afternoon 30 minutes
    8 or 7 1/2 hr/day 10 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes in the afternoon 30 minutes
    6 hr/day 10 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes in the afternoon n/a
    5 hr/day 15 minutes at midpoint of schedule n/a
    4 hr/day 15 minutes at midpoint of schedule n/a
  13. 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.
    3. Day students must clock out on the time clock for lunch for 30 minutes every day. Students will not receive credit for the hour if they fail to clock in/out for lunch.
  14. Students may not clock in or out for another student.
  15. 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 professional dress code while in attendance:

  1. Future Professionals may wear black or gray in any combination.
  2. Phase Two Future Professionals may wear black , gray, or white in any combination.
  3. A minimal print in clothing is acceptable if it is a black and white print.
  4. Clothing should be professional and clean.
  5. Shoes should be black, professional, practical, and comfortable.
  6. Hair should be styled prior to arriving at the school.
  7. Any cosmetics should be applied prior to arriving at the school.
  8. The following is a list of acceptable dress:
    1. Jeans or clothing made of jean material if they are black or gray in color. Any rips or tears must fall below the fingertips, when standing up.
    2. Sweatshirts, printed T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and/or jackets with the Paul Mitchell logo or the school logo may be worn.
    3. Stylish hats, scarves, and stylish head wraps.
    4. Skirts that fall below the fingertips.
  9. Tights or leggings should be worn with skirts or dresses that fall above the knees for all Future Professionals.
  10. Name tag — as provided by the school. All Future Professionals are required to wear a name tag while in attendance.

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

  1. Gym workout shoes, foot thongs, or beach sandals.
  2. Tank tops, spaghetti string tops, or belly shirts.
  3. Sweatpants.
  4. Sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts, jackets and printed T-shirts other than those with the Paul Mitchell logo or the school logo.
  5. Shorts
  6. Skirts that fall above fingertips, when standing up.
  7. Visors, bandanas, or caps.
  8. Spandex or biking shorts.
  9. Headphones, headgear, and/or earphones are not permitted in the classroom or the clinic classroom.
  10. Sunglasses.

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. 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 skill assessments, and academic exams. School assignments and successful learning are the priority.

Communication Guidelines and Professional Conduct

  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 an instructor.
  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 practical skill assessments through CourseKey
    2. Completion of theory review chapters
    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. School administration has the right to access and inspect your locker at any time.
  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: Future Professionals will not be allowed in theory class once the Theory Leader has closed the door and started instruction. The Future Professional will not receive theory credit if they are not in theory class attendance. If a Future Professional chooses to leave theory class for any reason he/she will not be allowed to return to theory class. If there’s a transition period during theory, a Future Professional will be allowed to enter to receive credit for the remaining scheduled time in theory. The school requires a Future Professionals to complete all theory hours as part of their graduation requirements. Refer to the graduation requirements.