Student Professional Development Guidelines

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All students must commit to and follow the Student Professional Development Guidelines during their enrollment at Paul Mitchell The School Farmington Hills. 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 give 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. 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, students are required to clock in/out 4 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. A student can receive credit for no more than 7 hours per day and 40 hours per week per section 339.1205 5a of Act 299 - The Michigan Occupational Code. 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 Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM for day school and Monday-Thursday 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM for night
  3. All courses require continuous attendance.
  4. The prescribed attendance schedule must be maintained each week.
  5. Full-time students may not miss Mondays.
  6. 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.
  7. During the contracted enrollment period, the student is allowed to miss 10% (cosmetology 150 clock hours and instructor 50 clock hours) of their scheduled hours before having to pay extra instructional charges. The student may use the 10% (cosmetology 150 clock hours and instructor 50 clock hours) excused absences for vacation, doctor appointments, illness, etc.; however, the student may not be out of school 14 consecutive calendar days or he or she may be terminated. If the student misses over the 10% (cosmetology 150 clock hours and instructor 50 clock hours) the student will be charged $13.12 (cosmetology) and $8.50 (instructor) for each hour scheduled to complete academic graduation requirements.
    **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 who are late or cannot attend school must contact the school and talk to the school service desk immediately. Day students must call in by 9:00 AM.
  9. Students must request time off from school from the Education Leader.
  10. Cosmetology Students are required to be in attendance seven (7) hours per day, 35 hours per week for the full-time and 5.5 hours per day, 21 hours per week for part-time and Instructor Student are required to be in attendance seven (7) hours per day, 21 hours per week. Holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Independence Day will be set according to the calendar each year. Students cannot bank hours and attend over 40 hours per week to make up for missing hours.
  11. 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:
    Student Schedule Breaks Lunch
    7 hrs./day 10 min. in the morning & 10 min. in the afternoon 30 min.
    6 hrs./day 10 min. in the morning & 10 min. in afternoon 30 min.
    5 hrs./day 10 min. at mid-point of schedule 30 min.
  12. Documentation of Time: Students may not leave the school premises during regular hours without an instructor’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 an instructor book them out.
    2. Saturday Day students must clock out on the time clock for lunch for 30 minutes. Students will not receive credit for the hour if they fail to clock in/out for lunch.
  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, gray and white in any combination.
  2. Clothing should be professional and clean.
  3. All shoes must be closed toe and closed heel. Colored shoes are allowed.
  4. Hair should be styled prior to arriving at the school.
  5. Any cosmetics should be applied prior to arriving at the school.
  6. The following is a list of acceptable dress:
    1. Jeans or clothing made of jean material if they are black, gray or white. Any rips or tears must fall below the fingertips, when standing up.
    2. Tank tops must a strap that is 1 inch in width.
    3. Sweatshirts, T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and/or jackets with the Paul Mitchell logo or the school logo. All other brands logos must be smaller than your metal name tag.
    4. Stylish hats, scarves, beanies, baseball hats, and stylish head wraps.
    5. Shorts and/or skirts that fall below the fingertips.
  7. Tights, leggings, or biker shorts must be made of thick material and not see through.
  8. Crop tops that only expose up to 1 inch of midriff.
  9. 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. No outerwear blankets, slippers, crocks, sandals, and slides.
  2. Sweatpants or pajama bottoms.
  3. Shorts and/or skirts that fall above fingertips, when standing up.
  4. Visors, bandanas, and bonnets.
  5. Headphones, headgear, airpods, and/or earphones are not permitted in the classroom or the clinic classroom.
  6. Sunglasses.

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

**Students that do not comply with the dress code will be required to wear a smock that is provided by the school. If student refuses to wear a smock they will be sent home.

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 receive services on Tuesday through Thursday. The students must complete the following prior to starting a service.
    1. Seek permission and approval from a Learning Leader according to the criteria below:
      • Be maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress.
      • Be current in practical skill assessments, theory attendance and test.
    2. Be scheduled off the service book by the Service Desk Coordinator.
    3. Pay for all services.

      Personal services must be rescheduled when the student is scheduled to take a guest. Students must re-schedule their personal service and complete appointment assigned to them. Personal services are considered rewards and scheduled for students who are up to date with all projects, test, and practical skill assessments. 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. Students may use the student 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 service guest.
  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 lunchroom.
  7. The school is a smoke-free campus.
  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.
  10. Use of any device to record communications, whether oral or electronic, of any student, instructor, or any individual affiliated with Paul Mitchell the School, without the consent of everyone taking part in the communication is prohibited. It is also prohibited for any student to use or divulge any information which he or she knows or reasonably should know was obtained through the recording of a communication of any student, instructor, or any individual affiliated with Paul Mitchell the School, without the consent of everyone taking part in the communication.

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 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 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 practical skill assessments through CourseKey
    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. The school 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. 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 receiving a coaching advisory.
  14. 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.
  15. The school requires a Future Professional to complete all theory hours as part of their graduation requirements. Refer to the graduation requirements.