Future Professional Development Guidelines

All Future Professionals 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 calculated 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. 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. 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 10 minutes, they are required to clock out.
  
  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. The documentation could include the Future Professional sign in sheet, the specialty class attendance role, and/or the guest service summary.
  
  If a Future Professional is experiencing timeclock challenges and are unable to clock in or out, they must report the challenge to the Education Leader or Future Professional Advisor within 24 hours.

2. The school is open from 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Tuesday and 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Wednesday through Friday.
3. The Future Professional must attend school according to the schedule in the Future Professional’s enrollment agreement. All programs require continuous attendance.
4. The following are mandatory attendance days: Full Time Day and Part Time, Wednesday through Friday is Friday and Part Time, Monday through Tuesday mandatory day is Monday. Failure to attend mandatory days may result in an advisory.
5. 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. Future Professionals that arrive later than 10:00 AM for day school will not be allowed to attend school. The only exception that would allow school attendance for a tardy arrival is a Doctors note.
6. 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 80% to maintain satisfactory progress. Falling below this number means that the Future Professional may receive a coaching on the advisory form for their attendance.
7. CORE/Protege Attendance Expectation: Future Professionals attend Core/Protege for the first weeks of enrollment. During this time the Future Professional must maintain a monthly attendance of 80%. If at the conclusion of the month, the Future Professional’s progress report does not meet 80% attendance, the Future Professional may be dropped from the program and may be asked to re-enroll in the next Core class start date.
8. Extra Instructional Charges: During the contracted enrollment period, the Future Professional must maintain a 80% attendance average each month in order to complete the program by the expected/calculated completion date. The Future Professional is allowed to miss 10% absent hours of their scheduled hours before having to pay extra instructional charges. The Future Professional may use the 10% absent hours for vacation, doctor appointments, illness, etc.; however, the Future Professional  may not be out of school for 14 consecutive calendar days or they will be terminated. If the Future Professional must attend additional program hours beyond their expected/calculated completion date due to not meeting a 80% attendance average or failure to complete academic graduation requirements, the cosmetology (1200/1300) and barbering & restricted barber (900) Future Professional will be charged an additional $13.38 for each hour scheduled to complete after the expected/calculated completion date is reached.
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.
   Paul Mitchell The School Fort Myers does not have make-up hours at this time. 
   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 or will not be charged for additional instructional time per the above.
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 by 8:30 AM; night Future Professionals must call in by 1:30 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
    10-minute break as scheduled by school administration.

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

13. Documentation of time: Future Professionals may not leave the school premises during regular hours without a Learning Leader’s permission.
    a. Future Professionals who leave the school premises for more than 10 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.
    b. Future Professionals who leave the school premises for less than 10 minutes must sign the sign-out break sheet.
    c. 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 on the digitally via Skilltracker app, to be completed daily. 

Professional Image

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

1. Future Professionals may wear black, white or gray in any combination.
2. A minimal print in clothing is acceptable if it is a black, white or gray print.
3. Clothing should be professional and clean.
4. Shoes can be any color but must have a closed toe.
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 or gray in color. Any rips or tears must fall below the fingertips, when standing up.
   2. Sleeveless tops that have a strap that is at least 2 inches wide.
   3. Sweatshirts, printed T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and/or jackets that are black, white, or gray in color.
   4. Stylish hats, scarves, stylish head wraps, fedoras, flat hats or ascots may be worn.
   5. Shorts and/or skirts that fall below the fingertips when standing up.
   6. Crop tops that fall below the belly button.
8. Tights or leggings should be worn with skirts or dresses that fall above the knees for all Future Professionals.
9. Leggings may be worn with a long top that falls below the hips.
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. Gym workout shoes, beach sandals or crocs.
    2. Tank tops, spaghetti string tops, or crop tops that fall above the belly button.
    3. Sweatpants.
    4. Graphic t-shirt or any clothing with a logo or design that is larger that the size of you name tag.
    5. No blankets or slippers are permitted.
    6. Baseball hats, visors, bandanas, caps, or beanies.
    7. Spandex, bike shorts, onesies or bodysuits.
    8. Headphones, headgear, and/or earphones are not permitted in the classroom or the clinic classroom.
    9. Sunglasses.

Future Professionals who fail to comply with the Future Professional dress code, will result in an advisory and will be asked to get into the proper dress code or be provided a smock, if one is available, to attend school.​​​​​​

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 Card when performing a guest service.
2. Future Professionals may receive services on Tuesday through Thursday. To receive a service a service, Future Professional must do the following prior  to starting the service:
   a. Request the service from a Learning Leader
   b. Be scheduled off the service books by a Learning Leader
   c. Complete required pre-service consultation with a Learning Leader
   d. Pay for service supplies including perms, color, lightener, rinses, conditioning, etc.
   e. Personal services are considered rewards and scheduled for Future Professionals who are up to date with all projects, tests, and practical
       skill assessments. 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.
   a. BE NICE: Be kind, considerate and courteous to others.
   b. BE ACCOUNTABLE: Take responsibility for your actions and learn from your mistakes.
   c. BE RELIABLE: Consistently complete the required skills to get your education to the best of your ability.
   d. BE COMMUNICATIVE: Use clear and appropriate language (no profanity) to get your point across. Do not raise your voice or yell.
   e. 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 classroom, Future Professional lunchroom, 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 assigned area, quiet in  tone, and not longer then 3 minutes.
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 lunchroom.
7. The school is a smoke-free campus. Future Professional 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 anytime, refer tot he locker policy.

Learning Participation Guidelines

1. Future Professional 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

2. Peer teaching and tutoring are encouraged.
3. Future Professional are responsible for their own technical kit and equipment. All kit, equipment, tools, and personal items must be secured in a locker or kept within view and control of the Future Professional. The school is not responsible for any lost or stolen articles.
4. Future Professionals are required to work under the direction of a licensed personnel and Learning Leader's assignments, directions, and request 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 Professional may not perform hair, skin, barber, or nail services outside of school unless authorized, in advance, in writing, to do so by the 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 expected to maintain an average of 75% on all academic exams and practical skill assignments.
9. Only service desk personal 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 Professional are not scheduled with guest service appointments or are not scheduled 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:
    a. Completion of practical skill assessments through CourseKey-Skillstracker.
    b. Completion of theory review assignments
    c. 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 Professional.
    d. Listening to or reading school resource center materials, including educational videos, audiotaped, Plugged In, and school related textbooks.
13. Parking is allowed in  assigned parking areas 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 laced on the Back on Track List. Future Professional have one week to get caught up before they receive a coaching advisory.
15. If a Future Professional fails to pass the Core written and/or practical 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.