This Agreement shall pertain to all Professional Employees as defined in K.S.A. 72-2218
(formerly K.S.A. 72-5413 (c)…) at Colby Community College. Language which applies to college
employment states: “’ Professional Employee’ means any person employed by a board of education in
a professional, educational or instructional capacity, but shall not mean any such person who is an
administrative employee and, commencing in the 2006-2007 school year, shall not mean any person
who is retired from school employment of the Kansas public employees retirement system, regardless
of whether an agreement between a board of education and an exclusive representative of professional
employees that covers terms and conditions of professional service provides to the contrary,” except
those who are employed as adjunct professional employees as defined below and those who teach
courses for concurrent enrollment partnership (CEP), also known as dual credit. Unit qualifications
only apply to those individuals who are specifically involved in a student’s academics in a classroom or
academic instructional
environment.