Student Professional Development Guidelines

All Future Professional must commit to and follow the Future Professional Development Guidelines during their enrollment in school. These guidelines were established to assist in creating a safe, focused, and enjoyable learning experience. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in a coaching under the Future Professional Advisory Policy and may result in termination without prior warning.

Attendance and Documentation of Time

1. Learning Leaders records attendance at start and end of each class. The school utilizes the Future Professional sign-in sheet for breaks. It is the responsibility of the Future Professional to ensure that they are given proper hours each day.  

• When they arrive at school, 
• When they leave for lunch,
• If a Future Professional leaves the premises for any reason, and 
• If a Future Professional is taking a breakover 10 minutes, they are required to clock out.
  
  If the Future Professional wishes to dispute any hours they feel they earned, the Future Professional must provide documentation to verify attendance on the missing time form. The documentation could include the Future Professional sign in sheet, the specialty class attendance role, and/or the guest service summary. Only the administrator can approve valid documented exceptions.
  
  If a Future Professional disputes their hours, they must report the challenge to the Co-Director, Diana Varvaro within 24 hours.

2. The school is open from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday through Saturday and is closed Sunday and Monday. 
3. The Future Professional must attend school according to the schedule in the Future Professional’s enrollment agreement. All programs require continuous attendance.
4. The following are mandatory attendance days: Friday for night students and Saturday for day students. Failure to attend mandatory days may result in an advisory. 
5. Future Professionals must be on time, as tardiness inhibits the learning process. Future Professionals who are late for any class must contract the school. Future Professionals who are late for class must be accompanied into the classroom by an instructor. Future Professionals are never excused from mandatory theory classes to work in the clinic classroom. Future Professionals that arrive later than 10:00 AM for day school will not be allowed to clock in until 12:30 p.m. Future Professional that arrive later than 6:00 p.m. for night school will not be able to attend school. The only exception that would allow school attendance for a tardy arrival is a Doctors note. 
6. Attendance Expectation Generally: Future Professionals must maintain a 100% attendance average each month in order to complete the program by the expected/calculated completion date. The school attendance policy requires 90% to maintain satisfactory progress. Falling below this number means that the Future Professional may receive a coaching on the advisory form for their attendance.
7. CORE/Protege Attendance Expectation: Future Professionals attend Core/Protege for the first weeks of enrollment. During this time the Future Professional must maintain a monthly attendance of 90%. If at the conclusion of the month, the Future Professional’s progress report does not meet 90% attendance, the Future Professional may be dropped from the program and may be asked to re-enroll in the next Core class start date.
8. Extra Instructional Charges: During the contracted enrollment period, the Future Professional must maintain a 90% attendance average each month in order to complete the program by the expected/calculated completion date. The Future Professional is allowed to miss 10% absent hours of their scheduled hours before having to pay extra instructional charges. The Future Professional may use the 10% absent hours for vacation, doctor appointments, illness, etc.; however, cosmetology and esthetics Future Professional may not be out of school for 14 consecutive calendar days and makeup and waxing Future Professional for 4 consecutive calendar days or they will be terminated. If the Future Professional must attend additional program hours beyond their expected/calculated completion date due to not meeting a 90% attendance average or failure to complete academic graduation requirements, the Future Professional will be charged an additional $17.00 for each hour scheduled to complete after the expected/calculated completion date is reached.

Future Professionals are required to be in attendance and actively participating in their education. When a Future Professional is scheduled for attendance but not present, these will be reflected as absent hours and these hours will not be counted unless the missing time form and necessary documentation is provided as outlined in the catalog.

Currently Paul Mitchell The School NYC does not allow make-up hours.

Future Professionals will receive clock hours during the times they fully participate in their learning experience.

10. Vacation and Planned Time Away (e.g. medical appointments, outside commitments):Future Professionals must request planned time off from school from the Future Professional Advisor and the Financial Services Leader. The approval of any request does not mean that the Future Professional        will continue to meet the attendance requirements or will not be charged for additional instructional time per the above.
11. Unplanned Absences or Tardies: Future Professionals who are late or cannot attend school must contact the school and talk to the school service desk team immediately. Day Future Professionals must call in by 9:00 AM; night Future Professionals must call in by 4:45 PM.
12. Lunches and breaks are scheduled for all Future Professional. All full-time Future Professional are required to take a  30-minute lunch break. Future Professional should communicate with their Learning Leader if they have not had lunch by 1:30 p.m. Part-time Future Professional will take a            10-minute break as scheduled by school administration.
    
    Observe the appropriate breaks for your school schedule. Breaks are as follows:

13. Documentation of time: Future Professionals may not leave the school premises during regular hours without a Licensed Learning Leader’s permission.
    a. Future Professionals who leave the school premises for more than 10 minutes or those who leave early must notify the Licensed Learning
    Leaders and signing the sign-out break sheet.
    b. Future Professionals who leave the school premises for less than 10 minutes must sign the sign-out break sheet.
     
14. Future Professionals can not check-in or out for another Future Professional.
15. Future Professionals can not ask others to check-in or out for them. 
16. Future Professionals must keep a record of all services performed 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 students must wear BLACK. It is recommended for Esthetics Future Professionals to wear black scrubs. 
2. Phase Two Future Professionals may wear BLACK or WHITE in any combination. A minimal print in clothing is acceptable if it is a black and white print.
3. Clothing should be professional and clean.
4. Shoes should be BLACK, closed toed, professional, and comfortable.
5. Hair should be styled prior to arriving at the school. 
6. Any cosmetics should be applied prior to arriving at the school.
7. The following is a list of acceptable dress:
   1. Jeans or clothing made of jean material if they are black in color. Any rips or tears must fall below the fingertips, when standing up.
   2. Stylish hats, scarves, and stylish head wraps - In BLACK.
   3. Tights or leggings should be worn with skirts or dresses that fall above the knees for all Future Professional. 
   4. Name tags -as provided. Replacement cost of $12.00 for each name tag that is lost.
8. The following is a list of unacceptable dress:
   1. Gym workout shoes, UGGS, Crocs, foot thongs, beach sandals, open toe shoes or backless shoes.
   2. Low cut tops, backless tops, crop tops, tank tops, or spaghetti strap tops.
   3. Sweatpants, or leggings as pants.
   4. Sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts, jackets.
   5. Printed T-shirts other than those with the Paul Mitchell logo or the school logo.
   6. Shorts and/or skirts that fall above fingertips, when standing up.
   7. Baseball hats, visors bandanas, caps, or beanies.
   8. Spandex or biking shorts.
   9. Sunglasses, headphones, headgear, and/or earphones are not permitted in the classroom or the clinic classroom.
   10. Any print on shirts or pants other than on Paul Mitchell The School NYC designates "theme  days". Casual dress must still be clean, neat and project a professional image.

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

Sanitation REQUIREMENTS

1. Future Professionals must keep themselves, workstations and classroom areas clean, sanitary, and clutter free at all times.
2. Future Professionals 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. Clinic stations must be cleaned at the end of the day, prior to clocking out for the day.
5. Future Professionals must maintain standard personal sanitation and grooming practices, according to the state requirements.

GUEST AND PERSONAL SALON SERVICES

1. Future Professionals must follow the procedures outlined on their Skill Cards when performing a guest service.
2. Day Future Professionals may receive services on Wednesday through Friday and Night Future Professionals are on Wednesday. To receive a service, Future Professionals must do the following prior to starting the service:
   a. Request the service from a Licensed Learning Leader
   b. Be scheduled off the service books by a Licensed Learning Leader.
   c. Complete required pre-service consultation with a Licensed Learning Leader.
   d. Pay for service supplies including perms, color, lightener, rinses, conditioning, etc.
   e. Personal services are considered rewards and scheduled for Future Professionals who are up to date with all projects, tests, and practical skill  assessments. School assignments and successful learning are the priority.
3. Future Professionals may not receive personal services outside of their program scope of practice during scheduled hours. 
4. Future Professionals may not start Future Professional services until a consultation with a Licensed Learning Leader has been completed as required.

Communication Guidelines and Professional Conduct

1. Future Professionals are to maintain a professional demeanor at all times when they are on the school premises.
   a. BE NICE: Be kind, considerate and courteous to others.
   b. BE ACCOUNTABLE: Take responsibility for your actions and learn from your mistakes.
   c. BE RELIABLE: Consistently complete the required skills to get your education to the best of your ability.
   d. BE COMMUNICATIVE: Use clear and appropriate language (no profanity) to get your point across,. Do not raise your voice or yell.
   e. BE ENGAGED: Be an active participant in your education and seek out information to better your skills to advance your career goals.
2. Visitors are allowed in the service reception area only. Visitors are not allowed in the classrooms, Future Professional lounge, or clinic classroom area.
3. Cell phones are permitted in assigned areas of the school. Phone calls are not permitted during class time or learning environments such as classrooms or learning zones at any time. Calls while clocked in should remain in the assigned area, quiet in tone, and no longer than 3 minutes.
4. Future Professionals may not visit with another Future Professional who is working with a clinic classroom guest.
5. Future Professional may not gather around the service desk, the service reception area, or the offices. 
6. Food, drinks, and water bottles are allowed only in the designated Future Professional break area.
7. The school is a smoke-free campus. Future Professionals may not smoke or vape any substance on school premises.
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. Future Professionals must bring their required school tools to participate in their education for scheduled hours and makeup hours. Required school tools include:

• Student Technical Kit 
• iPad with program education kit apps (cutting system app, make-up systems app, plugged in app, etc.)
• Program textbooks

2. Peer teaching and tutoring are encouraged. 
3. Future Professionals are responsible for their own technical kit and equipment. All kit, equipment, tools, and personal items must be secured in a locker or kept within view and control of the Future Professional. The technical kits and equipment must be taken home with the Future Professional each day and night. The school is not responsible for any lost or stolen articles.
4. Future Professionals are required to work under the direction of a licensed professional. Therefore, Future Professionals must comply with school personnel and Learning Leader’s assignments, directions, and requests as required by the curriculum and Future Professional guidelines and rules.
5. Future Professionals must have a signed service ticket before beginning any service on the clinic classroom.
6. Future Professionals may not perform hair, skin, waxing or makeup services outside of school unless authorized, in advance, in writing,  to do so by school administration. Conducting unauthorized hair, skin, waxing or makeup services outside of school may be reported to the state board and may result in you inability to receive a professional license. 
7. Taking credit for another’s work (e.g. submitting the photos of another’s work as your own) or cheating during exams is unacceptable and is grounds for termination.
8. Future Professionals will be expected to maintain an average of 80% on all academic exams and practical skill assignments.
9. Only service desk personnel may schedule or change clinic classroom guest appointments.
10. All practical skill services must be graded and the service ticket initialed by a Learning Leader.
11. Future Professionals are expected to be continuously working on school-related projects, assignments, clinic practical skills, reading theory, or test preparation during school hours.
12. When Future Professionals are not scheduled with guest service appointments or are not scheduled to attend theory or a specialty class, they must be actively engaged in their education at all times, and may focus on the following:
    a. Completion of practical skill assessments through Monthly Clinic Worksheets
    b. Completion of theory review assignments 
    d. Listening to or reading school resource center materials, including educational videos, audiotapes, Plugged In, and school related textbooks.
13. Parking is allowed in assigned parking areas only or cars may be towed at the owner’s expense.
14. If a Future Professional fails to complete the practical skill assessments or required academic theory exams 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.
15. 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 may be allowed to re-start in the next Core class start date.