The following procedures shall apply to State Board of Education hearings of an appeal:

1. (1) Documentation for consideration by the state board during the appeal hearing shall be submitted to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the hearing;

2. (2)

   1. (A) Each party will be given twenty (20) minutes to present their cases, beginning with the representative of the division.
   2. (B) The Chair of the State Board of Education may, only for good cause shown and upon the request of either party, allow either party additional time to present their cases;
3. (3) All persons wishing to testify before the state board shall first be placed under oath by the chair;
4. (4) The state board shall then discuss, deliberate, and vote upon the matter of the classification;

5. (5) The state board may:

   1. (A) Adopt the recommended disposition of the division’s Office of Student Assessment;
   2. (B) Modify the recommended disposition of the office; or
   3. (C) Grant the appeal of the public school district or accused licensee;
6. (6) If it deems necessary, the state board may take the matter under advisement and announce its decision at a later date provided that all discussions, deliberations, and votes upon the matter take place at a public hearing; and
7. (7) The state board shall issue a written order concerning the matter.