Student Professional Development Guidelines

All students must commit to and follow the Student Professional Development Guidelines during their enrollment at Paul Mitchell The School Jacksonville. 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. To ensure proper credit for clock hours,  full-time students are required to clock in/out four 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.  Parttime students are required to clock in/out two 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 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM for 5-day students, and 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM for the night students.
3. All courses require continuous attendance.
4. The prescribed attendance schedule must be maintained each week.
5. 5-day full-time students may not Saturdays and 4-day night student may not miss Monday.
6. Students must be on time, as tardiness inhibits the learning process. Students who are late for theory may enter the classroom and will not receive theory credit however they can “clock in”. 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 an instructor. Students are never excused from mandatory theory classes to work in the clinic. Students that arrive later than 10:00 am for day school or 6:00 pm for night school will not be allowed to attend school the only exception that would allow school attendance is a Doctors note.
7. During the enrollment agreement period, the student is allowed to miss 120 hours (cosmetology 1200 hour) and 130 hours (cosmetology 1300 hour) before having to pay extra instructional charges. If the student’s training goes beyond the contracted ending date for course completion, the student will be charged an additional $5.00 for each hour completed after the contract ending date. The student may use the 120 (cosmetology 1200 hour) or 130 (cosmetology 1300 hour) allowed absent hours for vacation, appointments, illness, etc.
   
   **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 attend Core the first 6 weeks (210 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.
9. Students  who are late or cannot attend school must contact the school and talk to the school service desk immediately. Students must call in no later than 8:30 AM. Night students must call in by 1:30 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 and five (5) hours per day, 20 hours per week for part-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 or 20 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. Students should communicate with their instructor if they have not had lunch by 1:30 PM.
    
    Observe the appropriate breaks for your school schedule. Breaks are as follows:

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.

VETERANS ATTENDANCE POLICY

Excused absences will be granted for extenuating circumstances only. Excused absences must be substantiated by entries in students’ files. Early departures, class cuts, tardiness, etc., for any portion of a class period will be counted as partial absence. Students exceeding 120 hours of unexcused absences in a 10-month period for cosmetology will be terminated from VA benefits for unsatisfactory attendance. The student’s attendance record will be retained in the veteran’s file for USDVA (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) audit purposes.

The student’s attendance record will be retained in the veteran’s file for USDVA and SAA audit purposes

Professional Image

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

1. Future Professionals must wear black.
2. Phase Two Future Professionals may wear black or white in any combination.
3. For Phase Two only 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. Colored Athletic or tennis shoes are acceptable.
6. Hair should be styled prior to arriving at the school. No ponytails.
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 in color. No rips or tears allowed.
   2. Sleeveless tops and shirts.
   3. .Stylish hats, scarves, and stylish head wraps. Fedoras, flat and ascot caps can be worn and will be considered an accessory.
   4. Skirts that fall below the fingertips, tights, or leggings should be with skirts or dresses that  fall above the knees for all Future Professionals.
   5. Name tag - as provided by the school. All Future Professionals are required to wear a name  tag while in attendance.
   6. Future Professionals may wear a smock, in black only.

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

1. Gym workout shoes, foot thongs, or beach sandals and sandals or shoes that do not have a  strap around the ankle, and crocs.
2. Tank tops, spaghetti string tops, belly shirts, crop tops, or half shirts.
3. Sweatpants, athletic pants, workout pants, or yoga pants.
4. Sweatshirts, hooded jackets, and printed t-shirts.
5. Shorts, short overalls, or short rompers.
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. 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 have their hair or other services done Monday - Wednesday and Friday. 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. Personal services are considered rewards and scheduled for Future Professionals who are up to date with all practicals, exams, and clinic practical worksheets. 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.
3. Cell phones are to be used in designated area and at designated times.
4. Future Professionals may not visit with another Future Professionals who is servicing a client.
5. Future Professionals may not gather around the service desk, service reception area, or offices.
6. Food and drinks are allowed only in the lunchroom, however clear spill proof water bottles are allowed in the classroom.
7. Paul Mitchell The School Jacksonville is a smoke-free campus, including any electronic smoking devices.
8. Stealing or taking school 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 grounds to 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 an elective 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 Professionals
   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 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 locker. Paul Mitchell The School Jackson is not responsible for any lost or stolen articles.
12. 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.
13. Parking is allowed in assigned parking areas only or cars may be towed at the owner’s expense.
14. All clinic practical worksheets must be completed and are due by each hours mark.
15. If a Future Professional 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.
16. 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.
17. Theory Class: The school requires a Future Professional to complete all theory hours as part of their graduation requirements. Refer to the graduation requirements.