Student Professional Development Guidelines

Download as PDF

All students must commit to and follow the Student Professional Development Guidelines during their enrollment at Paul Mitchell The School Salt Lake City. 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 timeclock. This device may consist of an app that can be used on your phone, a biometric scanner in the school, or similar device. In order to ensure proper clock hours are credited, full-time students are required to clock in/out 4 times a day: when they arrive to 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 to 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 timeclock, 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 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM for 5-day students and 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM for night students.
  3. All courses require continuous attendance.
  4. The prescribed attendance schedule must be maintained each week.
  5. Night students may not miss Mondays.
  6. Students must be on time, as tardiness inhibits the learning process. Students who are late for a theory class, 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. Students attend Core the first 6 weeks (210 clock hours) of enrollment. During this time the student must maintain a monthly attendance of 80%. If at the conclusion of the month, the student’s progress report is not 80% attendance, the student may be dropped from the program and asked to re-enroll in the next class start date.
  8. Students who cannot attend school must contact the school and talk to the school service desk immediately. Students who are going to be late must text the service desk. Students will not be permitted to clock in if their arrival time is after 9:15 am for day school or 5:15 pm for night school. A student will not be permitted to clock in if they are late and did not text the service desk. A student may get pre-approval from the Future Professional Advisor to be late for the following reasons:
    1. Health related appointment. i.e. doctors visit, dentist, therapy, physical therapy etc for them or for their child. Documentation must be provided to get approval.
    2. A pre-scheduled mandatory work meeting, documentation must be provided from employer.
    3. A child’s school related event. i.e. parent-teacher conference, holiday concert/performance etc. Documentation must be provided from the school to get approval to be late.
  9. Students must request time off from school from the Future Professional Advisor.
  10. Students are required to be in attendance a minimum of seven (7) hours per day, 21 hours per week for the full-time schedule. 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 35 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 month, 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 will take 30 minutes for lunch between 12:00 noon and 1:30 PM. Students should communicate with their instructor if they have not had lunch by 1:30 PM. Night students take a 10-minute break.

    Observe the appropriate breaks for your school schedule. Breaks are as follows:
     
    Student Schedule Breaks Lunch
    10, 8 or 7 1/2 hr/day 10 min. in the morning & 10 min in the afternoon 30 min.
    6 hr/day 10 min. in the morning & 10 min in afternoon n/a
    5 hr/day 10 min at mid-point of schedule n/a
    4 hr/day 10 min at mid-point of schedule n/a
  12. Students may not clock in or out for another student.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.

Professional Image:

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

  1. Future Professionals may wear black, gray or white in any combination.
  2. Esthetics and Master Esthetics dress code is an approved black scrub top with logo and approved black scrub bottoms.
  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. Sleeveless tops.
    3. Sweatshirts, printed T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and/or jackets with the Paul Mitchell logo or the school logo may be worn.
    4. Stylish hats, scarves, and stylish head wraps.
    5. Shorts and/or 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.

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

  1. Barber Future Professionals may wear all black or gray, to include a button-down shirt.
  2. A barber Future Professional may wear a smock, in black only.
  3. Sweatshirts, printed T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and/or jackets with the Paul Mitchell logo or the school logo may be worn.
  4. Fedoras, flat hats, or ascot caps may be worn.

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 and/or skirts that fall above fingertips, when standing up.
  6. Baseball hats, visors, bandanas, caps, or beanies.
  7. Spandex or biking shorts.
  8. Headphones, headgear, and/or earphones are not permitted in the classroom or the clinic classroom.
  9. 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. Students must keep workstations and classroom areas clean, sanitary, and clutter free at all times.
  2. Students must clean their stations, including the floor, after each service.
  3. Hair must be swept up immediately after a service is completed, before blow drying.
  4. Workstations must be cleaned at the end of the day, prior to clocking out for the day.
  5. Students may have their hair or other services done Tuesday through Thursday. To receive a service, students must do the following prior to starting the service:
    1. Notify an instructor
    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. Personal services are considered rewards and scheduled for students who are up to date with all projects, tests and practical skill assessments. 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. 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 only permitted in assigned areas of the campus.
  4. Students may not visit with another student who is servicing a client.
  5. Students may not gather around the reception desk, reception area, or offices.
  6. Food, drinks, and water bottles are allowed only in the student lounge.
  7. Paul Mitchell The School Salt Lake City is a smoke-free campus.
  8. Stealing or taking school or another's personal property is unacceptable, and is grounds for 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 may not be released from required theory class to take a client.
  4. Only 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. Students are expected to be continuously working on school-related projects, assignments, reading, or test preparation during school hours.
  7. Students will receive clock hours during the times they fully participate in their learning experience.
  8. 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 practical skill assessments through CourseKey
    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
  9. Students must comply with school personnel and instructor’s assignments and requests as required by the curriculum and student guidelines and rules.
  10. 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.
  11. 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. Paul Mitchell The School Salt Lake City 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. If a Future Professional fails to complete the practical skill assessments or required weekly theory hours they will be placed on the Back on Track List. Future Professionals have one week to get caught up before they receive a coaching advisory.
  14. If a student 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 class start date.
  15. Theory is a class required to graduate. Refer to the graduation requirements.