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San Dieguito board reports OAH settlement and ratifies temporary Torrey Pines lacrosse coaching agreement
Summary
Following closed session, trustees reported they approved a compromise settlement in OAH Case No. 2025100004 resolving a student's special-education dispute and ratified a temporary coaching agreement offering Jono Zissi the Torrey Pines boys' lacrosse head coach assignment for Spring 2026; the agreement includes conditions tied to CIF bylaw compliance.
The San Dieguito Union High School District Board of Trustees reported Jan. 22 that, in closed session, trustees approved a compromise agreement resolving OAH Case No. 2025100004. According to the public report, the settlement provides compensatory education and attorneys’ fees in exchange for a mutual waiver of claims between the student and the district. The motion was made by Trustee Phan Anderson and seconded by Trustee Rimga Viskanta; Trustees Viskanta, Jane Lea Smith, Michael Allman and Anderson voted yes. Trustee Jodie Williams was absent for the closed-session vote.
In a second closed-session report the board said it ratified an agreement with Jono Zissi to offer him a temporary head-coaching assignment for the Torrey Pines boys’ lacrosse team for the Spring 2026 season. The board read an excerpt of Mr. Zissi’s statement in open session; the report says he acknowledged his actions violated CIF bylaws and district board policies and agreed to adhere to those rules going forward.
The board described general terms in the public report: Mr. Zissi will be offered the temporary coaching assignment, he released any alleged claims against the district, and he agreed to resign from the temporary assignment if certain triggering conditions occur, including any future determinations of additional CIF bylaw violations or breaches of the agreement’s terms. Trustees voted to ratify the agreement on a motion by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Viskanta; Trustee Williams was absent.
The open-session report did not include the settlement dollar amount, specific compensatory-education terms, or the full text of the coaching agreement; those details were discussed in closed session and the report summarized only the board’s public actions and the general terms read into the record.
