(1) The designated hearing officer shall conduct a formal hearing pursuant to RCW 28B.19.120, 28B.19.130, and 28B.19.140 as now or hereafter amended. The dismissal review committee shall attend all hearings and at the discretion of the hearing officer shall examine any witness called.

(2) The hearing officer shall make proposed findings of fact. The hearing officer shall transmit the record, including the proposed findings of fact, to the board of trustees within thirty days of the conclusion of the hearing.

(3) The dismissal review committee, based upon evidence presented at the hearing, shall simultaneously transmit a recommendation to the board of trustees.

(4) The board of trustees shall adopt findings of fact and shall render a decision based upon the record. In rendering such decision, the board shall give careful consideration to the recommendations of the dismissal review committee.