Attendance issues and dress codes most importantly for students in the clinical phase of the program
Professional Conduct,Attandance, Satifactory Progress
On a daily basis, I find that I am constantly reminding students of the "Code of Conduct" re: jewelry, cell phone and penalties for abcences and tardiness.
Dee - I completely agree! Especially for those with minimal job experience, attendance is an indicator of dependability and reliability which are key considerations to many employers.
Games are a great tool during training to help engage students. I agree that student's do not always see the intended benefit of certain policies and I think it's important for school's to reiterate the rational/benefit that the policy is designed to address.
Good point, RoQuanda - the purpose of a dress code is often to prepare students for presenting a professional image to future employers. Sometimes understanding the "why" behind a policy helps people to comply with such.
When addressing student behavioral, academic, or attendance challenges, I like to quote our policies from the student catalog. This reminds the students that these are policies they have already agreed to follow and it reminds them of any consequences associated with not meeting a standard or breaking a policy. When holding a student accountable for their actions, I still want them to know that we are on their team. We are willing to do what we can to help them to meet our standards, but cannot lower our standards. Quoting the policy reminds the student that we follow through with policy enforcement because we have integrity, not because we want to "punish" them.
I seem to spend time on the course descriptions, attendance and conduct areas.
The three topics most referenced schedule, cost, accreditation, also including passrate, placement and completion rate.
I review many topics in the catalog with students on a daily basis. Depending on the day, the topics can range from attendance, conduct, dress code, the withdrawal process, and the re-entry process. Sometimes it also includes admissions testing and start dates depending on how long the student has been out prior to re-entering.
Attendance policies, dress code policies, and conduct.
although I am not an admissions representative, I frequently hear references made to pages that contain information on dress code, student conduct, and general admissions requirements.
I frequently discussed attendance and dress code.
As a Program Director, I frequently use the catalog to refer back to the dress code and student conduct sections. I stress the importance of acting and looking professional at all times so these sections give leverage.
Financial Info: Edu Costs/Tuition & Fees
Programs: Start Dates & End Dates
The topics that I reference the most from our Student Catalog are our Attendance and PTO policies. Students sometimes forget the attendance standards we have set. Being that we model our policies like that of a high end salon, we expect our student to adhere and abide to those standards.
Since it Is imperative that students have good attendance I would have to say the attendance policy
Attendance, image standards and student grievance policy. We have created a jeopardy game we play during the first week of class to ensure they know these guidelines. Most are for the benefit of the student however it is not often viewed this way.
