Student Professional Development Guidelines

All students must commit to and follow the Student Professional Development Guidelines during their  enrollment at Paul Mitchell The School Memphis. 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. 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 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM for day students, and 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM Monday  through Thursday 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. Students may not miss Mondays. 
6. Students must be on time, as tardiness inhibits the learning process. Students who are late for theory  class may not enter the classroom and will not receive theory credit. They may “clock in” and will be  assigned special projects or assignments pertaining to their course of study. 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 class to work in the  clinic. 
7. Students attend Core the first 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 are late or cannot attend school must text the school at 931-361-0103 by 9:00 am for day students and for 5:00 pm for night students when they are going 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, 35 hours per week  for the full-time schedule and a minimum of five (5) hours per day, 25 hours per week for the part-time day schedule; seven (7)  hours per day (Saturday); 27 hours per week for part-time day schedule students and a minimum of  four and a half (4.5) hours, 18 hours per week ( Monday through Thursday) for night school. Holidays  such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day will be set according to the calendar each year. Students may arrange to make up hours and exceed scheduled hours, but may not exceed 60 hours  per week per state regulations. If a student will miss hours during the week, arrangements must be  made with the Future Professional Advisor to make up those hours or the hours missed will count  against the hours allowed to miss. Students may only makeup missed hours on Saturdays and must be in attendance from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. for makeup hours.
11. Lunches and breaks are scheduled for all students. Full-time students will take 30 minutes for lunch  between 12:00 noon and 1:30 PM. Students should communicate with their Learning Leader if they  have not had lunch by 1:30 PM. 

Observe the appropriate breaks for your school schedule. Breaks are as follows: 

12. Documentation of time: Students may not leave the school premises during regular hours without an  Learning Leader’s permission. 
    1. Students who leave school premises or those who leave early must document their time by  clocking out on the time clock, signing the sign-out sheet, and having a Learning Leader book  them out. 
    2. Students who leave school premises or are on break must clock out. 
    3.  Full-time students must clock out on the time clock for lunch for 30 minutes every day.
13. Students may not clock in or out for another student. 
14. 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. Accessories may be worn in any color. 
2. Phase Two Future Professionals may wear black, gray, or white in any combination. Accessories may be  worn in any color. 
3. A minimal pattern in clothing is acceptable if it is a black and gray for phase one future professionals, or  black, gray, and white for Phase Two future professionals. 
4. Clothing should be professional and clean. 
5. Shoes should be clean, professional, practical, and comfortable. Shoes may be any color. The following  shoes are not permitted or allowed: athletic branded slides such as Nike, Adidas, etc, furry slides, UGG  slides or crocs. 
6. Hair should be styled prior to arriving at the school. 
7. 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. Printed Paul Mitchell T-Shirts and Jackets with the Paul Mitchell logo or the school logo may be worn. No hoods, hoodies, sweatshirts allowed at al. 
   3. Hats may be worn as long as they are black, grey for Phase One. Phase Two they must be black, gray  or white. Stylish head wraps and scarves can be worn in any color 
   4. Skirts that fall below the fingertips. 
9. Opaque tights or leggings should be worn with skirts or dresses that fall above the fingertips 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. Tank tops, spaghetti string tops, or belly shirts.  
    2. Sweatpants or yoga pants 
    3.  Sweatshirts, hoodies, and jackets with hoods are not permitted. 
    4. Skirts that fall above fingertips, when standing up without opaque leggings or tights. 
    5. Baseball hats, visors, bandanas, caps, or beanies in any color except black for Phase One, or black, grey  or white for Phase Two.. 
    6. shorts of any kind 
    7. Headphones, headgear, and/or earphones are not permitted in the classroom or the clinic classroom.
    8.  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. Each Future Professional may receive one approved personal service per month. All Future  Professional services must be approved by the Future Professional Advisor. Requests for Future  Professional services must be made by Friday the week prior to requesting the service. Future  Professional services will only be approved if the Future Professional does not already have a  scheduled guest and the following requirements are met: 
   1. Notify a Learning Leader.
   2. Be scheduled off the service books by a Future Professional Advisor. 
   3. Pay for service supplies including perms, tints, bleaches, rinses, conditioning, treatments, etc.
   4. Personal services are considered rewards and scheduled for students who are up to date with all  practicals, exams, and clinic practical worksheets. School assignments and successful learning are  the priority. 
   5. Future Professionals must have at least a 90% attendance average to receive a personal service. 

If the Future Professional has not met the above requirements, the Future Professional may choose to  clock out for the service and pay full guest prices. 

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. Future Professionals may use the Future  Professional 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 client.
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 student lounge. 
7. Paul Mitchell The School Memphis is a smoke-free campus. Students who fail to follow this policy will  be terminated for a total of three (3) days. 
8. Stealing or taking school property or another’s personal property is unacceptable and is 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 70% 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. Paul Mitchell The School Memphis 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. Future Professionals progress in practical assessments and theory hours will be monitored on a  weekly basis by the Future Professional Advisor. 
14. Any Future Professional who has not completed practical assessments or required weekly theory  hours will be placed on the Back on Track List. 
15. If a Future Professional 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. 
16. Theory Class: Future Professionals will not be allowed in Theory class once the Theory Leader has  closed the door and started instruction unless escorted by a staff member. 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 Future Professionals to  complete all theory hours as part of their graduation requirements. Refer to the graduation  requirements.