We’re excited to announce that Phagans School of Hair Design will be open June 22nd!

Once our student salon is open, we have a few policies in place to ensure the safety of our students, instructors, and clients. At this time, we are not accepting new clients. Returning clients must make an appointment by reservation.

When you make an appointment, you can expect to be asked the following questions:

• Have you had a cough?
• Have you had a fever?
• Have you had shortness of breath?
• Have you been in close contact with anyone with these symptoms or anyone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past 14 days?

Once we’ve completed those questions, we will also get your cell phone number! We want to make sure we have a way to contact you if there are any further questions or changes to our policies. Keeping our clients in the loop is a priority!

When you arrive for your appointment, we will have further policies in place to ensure safety guidelines are being met. Here’s what you can expect:

• Clients will be asked to wait outside or in their car until they are texted or called.
• Clients are expected to come in one at a time and have their temperature will be taken. If their temperature is over 100.3, they will be asked to leave and wait 72 hours to reschedule.
• All clients are required to wear masks at all times while in the building.
• Clients will be brought to the sink on the clinic floor and asked to wash their hands. The student will wash their hands as well.
• When the client is brought back to the front desk to pay, they are required to maintain social distancing.

We understand that these policies are very new, and we appreciate your understanding in advance! We are striving to provide our students with valuable salon experience while maintaining mandated safety protocols. Our clients are very important to us, and we want to do all we can to ensure everyone’s safety! We appreciate your patience, and we look forward to seeing you againwe look forward to seeing you again!

*All work performed by students under the supervision of licensed professionals.

Updated 3/26/20

We have implemented online distance learning for our students! We are still open, keeping our students on track for their educational goals.

Phagans School of Hair Design is following guidance based on best practices and recommendations from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, Oregon State Health Authority and the CDC during this COVID-19 outbreak. At this time, in the interest of safety, we have closed our clinic floor to the public. We are committed to providing the latest information to keep our students, staff and the public safe and healthy.

Updated 3/20/20

We are excited to be able to offer online learning opportunities so you can continue your education during the school’s closure. An email will be sent with instructions to get started. If you do not receive an email, please contact us for assistance.

Updated 3/18/20

Phagans School of Hair Design is following guidance based on best practices and recommendations from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, Oregon State Health Authority and the CDC during this COVID-19 outbreak.

We are committed to providing the latest information to keep our students, staff and the public safe and healthy. We are using the recommended safety protocol.

At this time, in the interest of safety, we are closing our clinic floor to the public from March 17th through March 31st.

We are also temporarily closing the school to our students in accordance with State safety guidelines.

Please direct any questions or concerns to management. We will be updating our information as soon as it becomes available.

Please refer to the following government websites for general guidance on COVID-19 if needed:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/
https://www.oregon.gov/oha/

We are continuing to monitor all developments and recommendations. Please check back for updates. Thank you for your cooperation.

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It was a proud moment for me this year when two Phagans graduates received awards at the very first Portland Style Awards, one for Best Makeup and one for Best Salon. It’s humbling to think that these two graduates, along with countless others who deserve to be acknowledged, chose Phagans to help them when they first decided to build their careers. Throughout Portland, the state, and the country, our graduates are realizing their dreams by doing something they really love.

Giving Back

It’s amazing to me that we get to contribute to our students’ success and that this small contribution is reflected in our school’s success. The Phagans family has been very fortunate during the past few years. So during 2012 we made a big effort to give back to the communities where our schools are growing and thriving. We have:
– Raised money for Cut It Out, a national program dedicated to mobilizing salon professionals to fight back against domestic violence.
– Participated in the Rose Festival by having students style the princesses for the coronation of the queen.
– Partnered with Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center for Streaks for Stroke to raise awareness of stroke prevention.
– Distributed gift certificates to a variety of local charities as part of our 2nd Annual Beauty Drive, including Clackamas Women’s Shelter, Foster Family Care Network, Maple Star Foster Care,  Morrison Child and Family Services, the Boys and Girls Aid Society, The Salvation Army, the Men’s Rescue Mission and the Veteran’s Administration
– Provided 100 gift certificates to Central City Concern to help veterans struggling with homelessness, poverty, and additions.
– Given a day of pampering to women belonging to the Portland Black Parent Initiative.

It’s tremendously gratifying for me personally not only to help those in our community who are less fortunate than we are, but also to share that spirit with our students, who have really made me proud in how they’ve embraced giving as part of their education.

Meeting Goals

Also during 2012 we reached many of our professional goals. We added a night program to our Clackamas location, which provides working students with an opportunity to further their education. We also re-opened our Barbering Program, which filled a big need in the Portland area.

Our Clackamas location also was awarded with re-accreditation from the State of Oregon for six years, with no limitations and no findings, something we’re very proud of. It’s a process we intend to repeat for our Northeast location.

Finally, we helped many of our instructors receive Master Educator Certifications from Milady, giving them tools to help our students and supporting them as they further their own careers.

2013 Brings More Change

It’s that commitment – to our staff education and to our student experience – that we hope to carry forward into 2013. We will continue to invest in instructor education and are plan an excursion off-campus to the Cosmetology Educators of America Convention in Las Vegas.

For students we’ll be upgrading our kits and adding more makeup and more books. Also for students we plan to renovate our Northeast Portland location during the winter months. We’ll be adding new flooring, paint, upgraded stations and offices, and we’ll modernize the color scheme.

2013 also is the 65th Anniversary of Phagans, so we will have a year-long celebration with prizes, goodies and specials.

Finally, 2013 presents the ongoing opportunity for us as educators to watch our students become the people they want to be. To me, the best part of this journey is watching our students grow and change.

Although change is always present in the industry, mostly in the form of increased government regulation, it’s still an industry that cannot be outsourced. Computers, mobile phones, and tablets can’t cut hair, do nails, or make a client feel special or confident for a life event, like a wedding, prom, or a graduation.

And because of that there will always be the opportunity for our graduates to have wonderful careers and maybe even take the stage at an awards banquet to be acknowledged for the work they’ve done. But I know, with or without awards, our students are special for the beauty they add to the world.

Have a safe and happy 2013.

Barbara Climaldi

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