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 Tulsa. 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. To ensure proper credit for clock hours, full-time 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. 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 full time day students, Monday - Friday, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM for part time day students, and Monday - Thursday, from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM for night students.
  3. All courses require continuous attendance.
  4. The prescribed attendance schedule must be maintained each week. Day students attend Core for 245 hours, Monday through Friday. 
  5. Full time day students and Part time Day may not miss Theory class days. Part time evening may not miss Theory class days.
  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. Students are never excused from mandatory theory class to work in the clinic classroom.
  7. The school offers makeup hour opportunities. Students are not allowed to clock more than 8 hours per day. Pre-approval through Education Management, refer to the school makeup hour policy, in this catalog.
  8. Students who are late or cannot attend school must contact the school via the text in line (216) 584-6677. Day students must text in by 9:00 AM and night students by 5:00 PM. 
  9. Students must request time off from school from the Future Professional Advisor.
  10. Lunches and breaks are scheduled for all students. Full-time Day students will take 30 minutes for lunch.
  11. Documentation of time: Students may not leave the school premises during regular hours without an instructor’s permission. 
    1. Students 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, signing the sign-out sheet, and having an instructor book them out.
    2. Students who leave school premises for less than 15 minutes must sign the sign-out sheet.
    3. Full-time Day students must clock out on the time clock for lunch for 30 minutes every day. Students will not receive credit for the hour if they fail to clock in/out for lunch.
  12. Students may not clock in or out for another student. 
  13. Full time students attend Core for the 6 weeks (210 clock hours), part time day students attend Core for 10 weeks (250 clock hours, and part time night attend Core for 12 weeks (240 hours) of enrollment.  During this time the student must maintain a monthly attendance of 90%.  If at the conclusion of the month, the student’s progress report is not 90% attendance, the student may be dropped from the program and asked to re-enroll in the next class start date.

Professional Image

All Future Professionals must adhere to the following professional dress code while in attendance:

  1. Future Professionals may wear black in any combination.
  2. Phase Two Future Professionals may wear black or white in any combination.
  3. Clothing should be professional and clean.
  4. Shoes should be black, professional, practical, fully closed, and comfortable. White soles are permitted i.e., black and white Vans and Converse
  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. Any rips or  tears must fall below the fingertips, when standing up.
    2. Sweatshirts, printed T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and/or jackets with the Paul Mitchell logo or the school logo may be worn.
    3. Embellishments if they are metallic and are in a random pattern
    4. Black stylish hats, scarves, stylish head wraps, clips, and headbands. Plain black or with Paul Mitchell logo.
    5. Skirts that fall below the fingertips.
    6. 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. Athletic shoes, Heels, flip flops, or beach sandals, crocs, Athletics shoes i.e., Nike, Adidas, etc.
  2. Tank tops, spaghetti string tops, sleeveless tops, backless tops, or mid-drift shirts.
  3. Sweatpants.
  4. Sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts, jackets and printed T-shirts other than those with the Paul Mitchell logo or the school logo.
  5. Skirts that fall above fingertips, when standing up.
  6. Shorts
  7. Baseball hats, visors, bandanas, caps, or beanies that are not black or do not have the Paul Mitchell Logo.
  8. Spandex or biking shorts and Yoga Pants.
  9. Headphones, headgear, and/or earphones are not permitted in the classroom or the clinic classroom. Can only be used at designated times.
  10. Sunglasses.

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

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. Adaptive Future Professionals may receive services on Monday and Tuesday, Creative Future Professionals Wednesday & Thursday, and Esthetics Future Professional Wednesday & Thursday. To receive a service, students must do the following prior to starting the service:
    1. Sign Up for Service.
    2. Be maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress
    3. Be current in practical skill assessments, theory attendance and tests
    4. Be scheduled off the service books per approved by front desk.
    5. Pay for service supplies including perms, color, lightener, rinses, conditioning, treatments, manicures, nails, etc. prior to service beginning.
    6. No personal belongings including purses, bags, jackets, etc. on Clinic Classroom.

Personal services are considered rewards and scheduled for Future Professionals who are up to date with all practical, exams, and clinic practical worksheets. 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 for educational purposes.
  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.

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 or final phase 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, 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 Professionals 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.
  14. If a Future Professionals fails to pass the Core written and/or practical exams 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.