Future Professional Development Guidelines

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All Future Professionals must commit to 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

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.

  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 the Freedom Attendance Tracker. It is the responsibility of the Future Professional to record their hours by checking in and out through the Attendance Tracker. Attendance is recorded by a QR code, posted in the school. 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,
    • 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 Future Professional Advisor within 24 hours.
  2. The school is open from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Wednesday; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursday. Close Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
  3. The Future Professional must attend school according to the schedule in the Future Professional’s enrollment agreement. All programs require continuous attendance.
  4. 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 8:30 AM will not be allowed to attend school.  The only exception that would allow school attendance for a tardy arrival is a Doctors note.
  5. 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.
  6. 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 conclusion of the month, the Future Professional’s progress report does not meet 90% attendance, the Future Professional may be dropped from the program and may be asked to re-enroll in the next Core class start date.
  7. 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. Future Professionals will receive clock hours during the times they fully participate in their learning experience.
  8. 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.
  9. Unplanned Absences or Tardies: Future Professionals who are late or cannot attend school must contact Paul Mitchell The School Springfield's Service Desk at (417) 881-2110 by 8:30 AM.
  10. Future Professionals may be suspended for five (5) days for excessive absence, lack of theory attendance, or unexcused absences.
  11. In the event of an emergency, inclement weather, or disaster, all  Future Professional and Faculty will be notified by a staff  member as to the catalog and subsequent re-opening of the school. The general rule to follow is that if the school is open, you are required to be here. You have a responsibility to plan your day accordingly if you know inclement is imminent. A school closing message will be placed on the school phone answering service. Paul Mitchell The School Springfield's Facebook Page, KTTS (94.7) and the schools website notifying both Future Professionals and clients of the closing.
  12. Future Professionals that miss more than ten (10) consecutive school days or fourteen (14) consecutive calendar days absent (whichever time frame is shorter) will necessitate an automatic termination from the school. Extreme circumstances that are beyond the control of the Future Professional may be reviewed by the school Director.
  13. Lunch and breaks are scheduled for all Future Professionals. All Future Professionals are required to take a  30-minute lunch break. Future Professionals should communicate with their Learning Leader if they have not had lunch between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. Future Professionals can not clock in or out for another Future Professional.
  17. Future Professionals can not ask others to clock them in or out.
  18. Future Professionals must keep a record of all services performed each day on the service tracking sheet, which must be completed daily and turned in every month.  

Cosmetology, Barbering, Advanced Manicuring, and Manicuring Professional Image: 

Future Professionals must maintain the following professional dress code:

  1. Future Professionals may wear any color combination for tops, and dresses.
  2. Black, white or gray jeans or other professional type pants (rips or tears must fall below the fingertips when standing).
  3. Blue jeans will not be worn unless designated by the school.
  4. Clothing must be professional, clean, washable, and free of stains & tears.
  5. Shoes may be colored and professional, closed toe shoes are recommended.
  6. Hair must be clean & styled prior to arriving on campus.
  7. Cosmetics must be applied prior to arriving on campus.
  8. Practice proper hygiene habits to stay within the professional image.
  9. Skirts and dresses may not be shorter than fingertip length, unless opaque tights or leggings are worn.
  10. Under garments must always be covered.
  11. For shirts and blouses,  shoulders and midriff (belly) must be fully covered.
  12. No leggings worn as pants, or athletic wear.

Esthetics Professional Image:

All esthetics Future Professionals must adhere to the following dress code:

  1. Black scrubs.
  2. Jackets & undershirts may be black, white, or gray in any combination. (No hoodies - jackets must zip / open to show scrubs).
  3. Tennis shoes - Must be black / White / Gray.
  4. Fingernails must be filed and there can be no artificial tips, acrylic, etc.
  5. Clothing must be professional, clean, washable, and free of stains & tears.
  6. Hair must be clean & styled prior to arriving on campus.
  7. Practice proper hygiene habits to stay within a professional image.

The following is a list of items that are NOT within our dress code:

  1. Flip Flops
  2. Crocs
  3. Slippers
  4. Worn-out tennis shoes
  5. Tank tops / sleeveless tops
  6. Sweatpants & sweatshirts (hoodies)
  7. Crop tops
  8. Backless tops

Sanitation REQUIREMENT

  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's requirements. 

Guest and personal salon services

  1. Future Professionals must follow the procedures outlined on their Skill Cards when performing guest services.
  2. All Future Professional may receive services on Tuesday through Thursday To receive 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 service is considered rewards and scheduled for Future Professionals who are up to date with all projects, tests, and practical skill
        assessment. 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. 

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 the mistakes.
    c. BE RELIABLE: Consistently 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.
    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 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 not longer than three (3) minutes.
  4. Future Professionals may not visit with another Future Professional who is working with a clinic classroom quest.
  5. Future Professionals may not gather around the service desk, the service reception area, or the offices.
  6. Food, drinks, and water bottles are allowed in the Future Professional lunchroom. No eating, drinking, or chewing gum is permitted on the Clinic Floor.
  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 Professional 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:
    a. Student Technical Kit
    b. iPad with program education kit apps (cutting system app, make-up system app, plugged in app, etc.)
    c. Program textbooks
  2. Peer teaching and tutoring and encouraged.
  3. Future Professionals  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 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 signed a 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 expected to maintain an average of 75% 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 initiated by the 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 specialty class, they must be actively engaged in their education at all times, and may focus on the following:
    a. Completion of  practical skill assessment through CourseKey-Skilltracker.
    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 Professionals.
    d. 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 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 may be allowed to re-start in the next Core class start date.