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 Colorado Springs. 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 timeclock. 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, 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. Part-time students are required to clock in/out 2 times a day: when they arrive at school 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 roll, and/or the guest service summary. A student may not dispute attendance more than 5 days after the occurrence.
  2. The school is open from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM or 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM for 5-day students and 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM for 3-day students.
  3. All courses require continuous attendance.
  4. The prescribed attendance schedule must be maintained each week. Alternate schedules are available to those students who qualify.
  5. 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. Students that are more than 5 minutes late on a scheduled day are not allowed to attend class that day.
  6. Students who are late or cannot attend school must contact the school and talk to the school service desk immediately.
  7. Students attend Core the first one, four, five, six, or eight weeks (depending on program and schedule) of enrollment.  At the conclusion of this "core" portion, the student must have an average attendance of 90% or better.  If the student has attended less than 90.0% of their scheduled hours during their "core" portion, they will be dropped from the program and may follow the procedures to re-enter on the next available start date for that program.
  8. Students must request time off from school from the Education Leader.
  9. Students are required to be in attendance a minimum of 7 hours per day, 35 hours per week for full-time 5-day students, ten (10) hours per day, 30 hours per week for the full-time 3-day students; and four (4) hours per day, 20 hours per week for part-time 5-day students. Holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day will be set according to the calendar each year. Students cannot bank hours.
  10. Lunches and breaks are scheduled for students. Full-Time Day students will take 30 minutes for lunch between 12:00 noon and 1:30 PM, if possible, according to their booking. 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 hr/day 10 min. in the morning & 10 min in the afternoon 30 min
    4 hr/day 10 min. at mid-point of schedule  n/a
  1. Documentation of time: Students may not leave the school premises during regular hours without an instructor’s permission.
    1. Students who leave school premises must document their time by clocking out on the time clock.
    2. Students who leave school premises for less than 10 minutes must clock out.
    3. Students attending more than five hours during the day 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.
  2. Students may not clock in or out for another student.
  3. Students must keep a record of all services each day on the “time tracking sheet,” which must be completed daily and turned in with skills tracker submissions.

Cosmetology, Barbering, Hairstylist, Nail Technician, and Esthetician Professional Image:

A professional image is a requirement for successful participation in school. Students must follow the school’s professional dress code for the program in which they are enrolled:

  1. Core and Phase One students must wear all black or gray in any combination.
  2. Phase Two students must wear black, gray or white in any combination
  3. A minimal print in clothing is acceptable only if it is a black and white print
  4. Clothing must be professional, clean, and free of stains and tears
  5. Shoes should be professional, practical, and comfortable.
  6. Hair should be styled prior to arriving at the school.
  7. Any cosmetics must be applied prior to arriving at school.
  8. The following is a list of acceptable dress:
    1. Jeans or clothing made of jeans material if they are black or gray in color.
    2. Sweatshirts, printed T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and/or jackets with the Paul Mitchell logo, the school logo or beauty industry logo.
      • Solid Black or Gray sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts and/or jackets are also permissible.
    3. Stylish hats, fedoras, flat hats, ascot caps, stylish head wraps, and scarves.
      • Beanies and baseball hats that are all black in color are permissible.
    4. Accessories may be worn in any color, which includes: belt, suspenders, jewelry, and/or shoes.
    5. Skirts and kilts that fall below the fingertips.
  9. Tights or leggings should be worn with skirt or dresses that fall above the knees for all Future Professionals.
  10. Name Tags - as provided by the school: all Future Professionals are required to wear a name tag while in attendance. If a replacement is required, an additional name tag fee will be charged. 

Barbering Professional Image:

  1. Barbering Future Professionals may wear all black or gray in any combination, to include a button-down shirt.
  2. A Barbering Future Professional may wear a smock, in black only.
  3. A straight tie or bow tie is encouraged.

The following is a list of unacceptable dress:

  1. Foot thongs, beach sandals, Crocs™ , or any open toed shoes.
  2. Tank tops, spaghetti string tops, or belly shirts.
  3. Sweatpants.
  4. Shorts
  5. Skirts and kilts that fall above fingertips, when standing up.
  6. Visors or bandanas.
  7. Spandex or biking shorts.
  8. Sunglasses.

Future Professionals who fail to comply with the Future Professional dress code may be coached and may 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 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. To receive a service, students must do the following prior to starting the service:
    1. Receive authorization from the Future Professional Advisor or Education Leader.
    2. Be scheduled off the service books by a Learning Leader.
    3. Pay for service supplies including perms, tints, bleaches, rinses, conditioning, treatments, manicures, nails, etc.
    4. Personal services are considered rewards and scheduled for students who are up to date with all practicals, exams, and clinic practical worksheets. School assignments and successful learning are the priority.
    5. Have a cumulative average attendance of 90% or higher.

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 to be used in designated area and at designated times.
  4. Future Professionals may not visit with another Future Professionals who is servicing a client.
  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 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 grounds to termination.
  2. Future Professionals will be expected to maintain an average of 70% 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 an elective class, they may focus on the following:
    1. Completion of clinic practical worksheets
    2. Completion of theory review worksheets
    3. Performing a service on another Future Professionals
    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 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 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. All clinic practical worksheets are due on the assigned day of each month by the end of the school day.
  14. 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.
  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 re-start in the next Core class start date.
  16. Theory Class: The school requires Future Professionals to complete all theory hours as part of their graduation requirements. Refer to the graduation requirements.