281—36.17 (280) Appeals to director. If the claimant is still dissatisfied, an appeal may be made in writing to the director of education by giving written notice of the appeal to the state director of education with a copy by registered mail to the executive officer of the governing organization. An appeal shall be in the form of an affidavit and shall be filed within 10 days after the date of mailing of the decision of the governing organization. The director of education shall establish a date for hearing within 20 days of receipt of written notice of appeal by giving at least 5 days’ written notice of hearing to appellant unless another time is mutually agreeable. The procedures for hearing adopted by the state board of education and found at 281—Chapter 6 shall be applicable, except that the decision of the director is final. Appeals to the executive board and the state director are not contested cases under Iowa Code subsection 17A.2(2).