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. The school records attendance in clock hours and gives appropriately earned attendance credit for all hours attended and does not add or deduct attendance hours as a penalty. Attendance is recorded using an attendance tracking app called CourseKey. It is the responsibility of the Future Professional to record their hours by checking in and out through the app. If a Future Professional fails to clock in or out for their schedule, the Future Professional will not receive hours.
It is the responsibility of the Future Professional to ensure that they are properly clocking in and out as required. 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 for the time with missed time punches. To ensure proper credit for clock hours, Future Professionals are required to clock in or out at the following times:
- When they arrive at school,
- When they leave for lunch,
- When they return from lunch,
- When they leave at the end of the day;
- If a Future Professional leaves the premises for any reason, and
- If a Future Professional is taking a break over 15 minutes, they are required to clock out.
Missing time
Missing time can only be awarded based on the following criteria:
If a Future Professional fails to clock in or out during the scheduled attendance day for any reason, the Future Professional will be considered absent from the last verifiable time clock punch. If the Future Professional wishes to dispute any hours they believe they were in attendance they must provide verifiable documentation along with the Future Professional Missing Time Form.
Acceptable types of verifiable documentation in this case would be:
1. A report from the service desk if you were scheduled with a guest service.
2. A technical skills tracker submission.
3. A screenshot of a Coursekey error message along with a photo of the digital clock located outside the tour office.
Future Professionals are required to follow the instructions provided on the Future Professional Missing Time Form. Future Professionals are required to submit this information within 5 school days of the missing time to the Future Professional Advisors office. All screenshots and photos are to be sent to: timeclock@stlouis.paulmitchell.edu.
Authorization for additional hours due to guest services
In the event a Future Professional is in attendance beyond their scheduled hours due to their participation in a guest service, they are required to:
1. Obtain an Authorization for Additional Hours form along with a Guest Transaction log from the Guest Experience desk.
This information is to be submitted to the Future Professional Advisors office.
School sanctioned events
In the event a Future Professional is in attendance for a school sanctioned event beyond their scheduled hours or offsite they must clock in and out as directed along with completing the sign in/out sheet provided at the event.
*Misuse of the Future Professional Missing Time Form and/or Authorization for Additional Hours Form in an attempt to obtain hours not actually in attendance may result in termination of enrollment.
2. The school is open from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM; Monday - Thursday; Friday 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, and Saturday 9:00 am to 3:30 pm.
3. The Future Professional must attend school according to the schedule in the Future Professional’s enrollment agreement. All programs require continuous attendance.
4. Specialty & Theory classroom requirements
- All Future Professionals are expected to be on time and prepare with all learning materials.
- Future Professionals that fail to meet the attendance and classroom requirements above may be required to sign their student advisory.
- Final Phase classroom requirements.
- Future Professionals are required to be on time and prepared with all learning materials.
- Future Professionals that fail to meet the attendance and classroom requirements above may be required to sign their student advisory.
5. Future Professionals are expected to complete the program in no more than 111.11% of the program length. Future Professionals who have not completed the program within the maximum time frame of 111.11% will be terminated from the program.
**Please note that if a student misses more than 14 consecutive calendar days, the student may be terminated from the program.
6. Future Professionals must be on time, as tardiness inhibits the learning process. Future Professionals who are late for any class must be accompanied into the classroom by a Learning Leader. Future Professionals are never excused from mandatory theory classes to work in the clinic classroom.
7. 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.
8. CORE Attendance Expectation: Future Professionals attend Core for the first weeks of enrollment. During this time the Future Professional must maintain a monthly attendance of 90%. If at the completion of Core, the students progress report does not reflect this required minimum attendance average, the Future Professionals enrollment will be terminated and they will be ineligible for re-enrollment.
9. 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. If a Future Professional does not clock in or out properly resulting in the hours not being counted, these will be reflected in the absent hours unless the missing time form and necessary documentation is provided as outlined in the catalog.
If a Future Professional is absent refer to the school make-up hour policy on how to make-up those hours. Please keep in mind make-up hours and policies are optional for the school to provide and may be changed. 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. Students planning on being absent from school must notify the school of their planned absence. Hours missed are considered absent hours.
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 or text by 9:00 AM and night Future Professionals must call in or text by 4:00 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 15-minute break as scheduled by school administration.
13. Documentation of time: Future Professionals may not leave the school premises during regular hours without a Learning Leader’s permission.
- Future Professionals who leave the school premises for more than 15 minutes 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.
- Future Professionals who leave the school premises for less than 15 minutes must sign the sign-out break sheet.
- Day Future Professionals must clock out on the time clock for lunch for 30 minutes every day. Future Professionals will not receive credit for the hour if they fail to clock in/out for lunch.
14. Future Professionals can not clock in or out for another Future Professional.
15. Future Professionals can not ask others to clock them in or out.
16. Future Professionals must keep a record of all services performed each day digitally via the Skillstracker app.
Professional Image
A professional image is a requirement for successful participation in school. Future Professionals must maintain the following professional dress code:
- Students must wear all black.
- Instructor program students must wear black or white in any combination.
- A minimal print or pattern in clothing is acceptable if it is professional or a Paul Mitchell affiliated logo.
- Clothing must be professional, clean, and free of stains and tears.
- Shoes may be black, white, or black & white.
- Hair must be clean and styled prior to arriving at school.
- Pants, dresses & Jeans or clothing made of jean material must be black. Any rips or tears must fall below the fingertips.
- Stylish hats, scarves and stylish head wraps are acceptable. Any logoed hats must be professional, clean and free of tears and stains.
- Sweatshirts, printed T-shirts and jackets with a Paul Mitchell affiliated or school logo are acceptable.
- Tights or leggings must be worn with skirts or tops that falls below the fingertips. Cut outs and see-through panels on leggings/pants must fall below the fingertips. Skirts and shorts must fall below the fingertips.
- Name tag - as provided by the school. All Future Professionals are required to wear a name tag while in attendance.
- Future Professionals who fail to comply with the Future Professional Dress Code may be coached and may receive an advisory.
The following is a list of unacceptable dress for all Future Professional in attendance:
- Foot thongs, beach sandals, and slippers. Crocs and similar shoes are allowed as long as they have an ankle strap.
- Tank tops, spaghetti string tops/dresses, sleeveless tops/dresses, and belly shirts (crop tops).
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. Follow the guidelines found in the Future Professionals Service Binder found at Service Desk. Pay for all supplies related to ALL chemical services. Personal services are considered rewards and scheduled for Future Professionals who are up to date with all projects, tests, and worksheets. 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 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.
- BE NICE: Be kind, considerate and courteous to others.
- BE ACCOUNTABLE: Take responsibility for your actions and learn from your mistakes.
- BE RELIABLE: Consistently complete the required skills to get your education to the best of your ability.
- BE COMMUNICATIVE: Use clear and appropriate language (no profanity) to get your point across,. Do not raise your voice or yell.
- 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.
Future Professionals are expected and required to use their communication devices in a Professional manner. Paul Mitchell The School St. Louis encourages students to use devices for the following with the approval of a Learning Leader or Staff member:
- Before and after photographs of doll head work
- Before and after photographs of guest work with permission of guest
- Honors portfolio in any of the following: Cutting, Color, Texture, and Makeup
- Classroom work
- Master’s
To maintain a Professional learning environment personal cell phone use is only permitted in the student lounge. Personal cell phone use is not allowed in the hallways, clinic classroom, dispense and restrooms.
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 Future Professional lounge.
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
Specialty & Theory classroom requirements:
- All Future Professionals are expected to be on time and prepare with all learning materials.
- Future Professionals that fail to meet the attendance and classroom requirements above may be required to sign their student advisory.
Final Phase classroom requirements:
- Future Professionals are required to be on time and prepared with all learning materials.
- Future Professionals that fail to meet the attendance and classroom requirements above may be required to sign their student advisory.
2. Peer teaching and tutoring are encouraged.
3. Future Professionals 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. 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, barber or nail services outside of school unless authorized, in advance, in writing, to do so by school administration. Conducting unauthorized hair, skin, barber or nail services outside of school may be reported to the state board and may result in your 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 required to maintain a minimum average of 70% 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:
- Completion of practical skill assessments through the Skillstracker App.
- Completion of theory review assignments
- Performing a service on another Future Professional. Please note that the service must be within the scope of practice for the program for both Future Professionals.
- 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 month 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.