Student Professional Development Guidelines

All students must commit to and follow the Student Professional Development Guidelines during their enrollment at Paul Mitchell the School - Norman. 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 does not round hours. This device may consist of an app that can be used on your phone, a biometric scanner in the school, or similar device. It is the Future Professional’s responsibility to clock in and out using the CourseKey app on their preferred mobile device. In order to ensure proper clock hours are credited, full-time Future Professionals are required to clock in/out four 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 Future Professionals are required to clock in/out two times a day: when they arrive to school and when they leave at the end of the day. If a Future Professional fails to clock in or out for their schedule on the Future Professional time clock, the Future Professional will not receive hours. If the Future Professional wishes to dispute any hours they feel earned, the Future Professional must provide documentation to verify attendance on the missing time form within 24 hours.
2. The school is open from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
3. All courses require continuous attendance, and the prescribed attendance schedule must be maintained each week.
4. Future Professionals must be on time, as tardiness inhibits the learning process. Future professionals who are late to Theory will not be allowed to enter the building as the door will be locked and will not receive Theory Hour credit. The doors will be locked on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 am -10 am. Future Professionals who are late for a specialty class may attend the class. Future Professionals are never excused from Theory, Specialty, or Final Phase class to work on the clinic.
5. Roll call will be taken randomly throughout the day. If you at any time you cannot be accounted for (missing roll call, unable to locate, outside the building not on a break, taking longer breaks than assigned, etc.) then you will be clocked out by a staff member and notified via Email/KlassApp message.
   *Please note: If a Future Professional is found cheating the time clock, it will result in immediate termination.
6. Cosmetology and Barbering Future Professionals: During the contracted enrollment period, applicant student must maintain a 90% attendance average each month in order to complete the program by the contracted end date. The student is allowed to miss 10% of his or her scheduled hours before having to pay extra instructional charges. The student may use the 10% excused absences for vacation, doctor appointments, illness, etc.; however, the student cannot be out of school 14 consecutive calendar days or he or she will be terminated. If the student must attend additional program hours beyond his or her contracted end date due to not meeting a 90% attendance average, the student will be charged an additional $13.75 for each hour scheduled to complete after the schedule program length is reached.
   **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 will be terminated from the program.
   
   Esthetics Future Professionals: During the contracted enrollment period, applicant student must maintain a 95% attendance average each month in order to complete the program by the contracted end date. The student is allowed to miss 5% of his or her scheduled hours before having to pay extra instructional charges. The student may use the 5% excused absences for vacation, doctor appointments, illness, etc.; however, the student cannot be out of school 14 consecutive calendar days or he or she will be terminated. If the student must attend additional program hours beyond his or her contracted end date due to not meeting a 95% attendance average, the student will be charged an additional $13.75 for each hour scheduled to complete after the schedule program length is reached.
   **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 will be terminated from the program.
   
   Master Instructor and Barbering Master Instructor Future Professionals: During the contracted enrollment period, applicant student must maintain a 90% attendance average each month in order to complete the program by the contracted end date. The student is allowed to miss 10% of his or her scheduled hours before having to pay extra instructional charges. The student may use the 10% excused absences for vacation, doctor appointments, illness, etc.; however, the student cannot be out of school 14 consecutive calendar days or he or she will be terminated. If the student must attend additional program hours beyond his or her contracted end date due to not meeting a 90% attendance average, the student will be charged an additional $7.50 for each hour scheduled to complete after the schedule program length is reached.
   **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 will be terminated from the program.
   
   EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025 - Master Instructor and Barbering Master Instructor Future Professionals: During the contracted enrollment period, applicant student must maintain a 90% attendance average each month in order to complete the program by the contracted end date. The student is allowed to miss 10% of his or her scheduled hours before having to pay extra instructional charges. The student may use the 10% excused absences for vacation, doctor appointments, illness, etc.; however, the student cannot be out of school 14 consecutive calendar days or he or she will be terminated. If the student must attend additional program hours beyond his or her contracted end date due to not meeting a 90% attendance average, the student will be charged an additional $13.75 for each hour scheduled to complete after the schedule program length is reached.
   **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 will be terminated from the program.
    
7. Future Professionals who are late or cannot attend school must contact the school immediately by calling or texting the designated Future Professional line (405.740.8234) by 8:30am.
8. Future Professionals must request time off from school from the Future Professional Advisor.
9. Future Professionals are required to be in attendance a minimum of seven (7) hours per day, 35 hours per week for the full-time 5 day Future Professionals, seven (7) hours per day, 28 hours per week for full-time 4 day Future Professionals, five (5) hours per day, 25 hours per week for part-time day Future Professionals, seven (7) hours per day, 21 hours per week for part time master instructor Future Professionals, and four hours per day (Mon-Thurs) and two (2) hours per day (Friday), 18 hours per week for part time barbering Future Professionals. Holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day will be set according to the calendar each year. Future Professionals cannot bank hours and attend over 35 hours per week to make up for missing hours. If a Future Professional will miss hours during the week, those hours missed will count against the hours allowed to miss and overtime charges can occur.
10. Lunches and breaks are scheduled for all Future Professionals. All Future Professionals will take 30 minutes for lunch between 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM. Future Professionals should communicate with their instructor if they have not had lunch by 1:30 PM.
11. Observe the appropriate breaks for your school schedule. Breaks are as follows:

12. Full time Future Professional Documentation of time: Future Professionals may not leave the school premises during regular hours without an instructor’s permission.
    • Full time Future Professionals who leave school premises for less than 15 minutes must sign the sign-out sheet.
    • Full time Future Professionals who leave school premises for more than 15 minutes or those who leave early must document their time by clocking out on the time clock.
    • Full time Future Professionals must clock out on the time clock for 30 minutes every day. Future Professionals will not receive credit for the 30 minutes if they fail to clock in/out for lunch and will be susceptible to writeup at the discretion of the Future Professional Advisor.
13. Part time Future Professional Documentation of time: Future Professionals may not leave the school premises during regular hours without an instructor’s permission.
    • Part time Future Professionals who leave the school premises for less than 15 minutes must sign the sign-out sheet.
    • Part time Future Professionals must document their 30-minute break by signing out on the sign-out sheet.
    • Part time Future Professionals who leave the school premises for more than 15 minutes, outside of their 30-minute break, or those who leave early must document their time by clocking out on the time clock.
14. Future Professionals may not clock in or out for another Future Professional. This is considered cheating and/or falsifying records and is grounds for termination.
15. Future Professionals must keep a record of all services each day through CourseKey by submitting their practical hours for each service they completed. This must be submitted within 24 hours in order to receive credit.

16. Future Professionals attend Core the first 210 hours of enrollment. During this time the Future Professional must maintain a monthly attendance of 90%. If at the conclusion of Core, the Future Professional does not have 90% attendance, the Future Professional may be dropped from the program and asked to apply for re-entry. SEE Core Cosmetology/Barbering Policy Guidelines.

Professional Image: All Future Professionals must adhere to the following professional image standards while attending Paul Mitchell the School - Norman.

Future Professionals may wear:

1. Clothing, in any color, that is clean and professional.
2. Shoes, in any color, should be professional, practical and comfortable.
3. Hair should be styled and any cosmetics should be applied prior to arriving at the school campus.
4. Name tags provided by the school are required to be worn while attending school.
5. Future Professionals may wear a smock or scrub top in any color as long as it does not include your brand or any other industry related brands.
6. Future Professionals may wear an apron in any color as long as it does not include your brand or any other industry related brands.
7. Sweatshirts, printed T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and/or jackets may be worn with any non-political messages and/or branding and does not include other industry related brands.
8. Stylish hats, scarves and stylish head wraps of any color may be worn.

The following is unacceptable for all Future Professionals while attending Paul Mitchell the School- Norman:

1. Athletic wear.
2. Sweatpants that are cotton, pajama material.
3. Shorts and/or skirts that fall above mid-thigh.
4. Sleeveless top and tube tops.
5. Open toed shoes.
6. Sunglasses are not permitted.

Future Professionals who fail to comply with the image standards may be coached and/or 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, 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.
5. Implements and tools used must be sanitized after every service. This includes services performed on a service guest, future professional and/or doll head.

Communication Guidelines and Professional Conduct

1. Only emergency calls are permitted on the business phones.
2. Cell phones and tablets can be used in permitted areas for school purposes only. You may not use your cell phone while you are working with a service guest or during classroom instruction.
3. Future Professionals may not visit with another Future Professional who is servicing a guest.
4. Future Professionals may not congregate around the service desk, reception area, or offices.
5. Food and drinks are allowed in the lunchroom only. Bottled water is allowed in the class rooms.
6. Smoking/vaping is allowed in designated outside areas only.
7. Future Professionals are expected to speak professionally/respectfully and avoid using profane language.

Search Policy

Lockers and stations furnished for Future Professional use belong to the school and are subject to search by the school or police officials at any time for any reason. By Entering onto the premises of the school, Future Professionals agree that they and any items, including handbags, briefcases, purses, and personal belongings they bring with them, are subject to reasonable search by school personnel at any time for any reason.

Learning Participation Guidelines

1. Peer teaching and tutoring are encouraged. Taking credit for another’s work or cheating during exams is unacceptable.
2. Future Professionals will be expected to maintain an average of 70% on all written tests and complete   all practical hours.
3. Future Professionals are expected to be continuously working on school-related projects, assignments, reading, or test preparation during school hours.
4. Future Professionals will receive clock hours during the times they fully participate in their learning  experience.
5. Future Professionals must be prepared with all of their supplies needed to perform a service or doll work. This includes your technical kit, tripod, doll head(s), nail kits, makeup kits, etc…
6. In addition to performing services and attending Theory and Specialty classes, the Future Professionals may focus on:
   • Completing Clinic Classroom practical hours through CourseKey.
   • Performing services on other Future Professionals if approved.
   • Working on Dean’s List or Honor’s Certificates
   • Working on Robert Jones Future Professional Makeup Academy (Cosmetology only)
   • Contests that are facilitated by Paul Mitchell Schools.
7. Future Professionals must comply with school personnel requests and Learning Leader’s assignments, as required by the curriculum and Future Professional guidelines and rules.
8. Future Professionals may not perform hair, skin, barber, or nail services outside of the 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.
9. We are a Paul Mitchell branded school. You may not bring in any other color line, product line or tools with another brand for services or doll work.
10. 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.