William J. Ottoshavett, Sr

By NANCY CREVIER

Published: Nov 04, 2005 12:00 AM

WWII Veteran and Mason

William J. Ottoshavett, Sr, 90, husband of Elizabeth (Pace) Ottoshavett, formerly of Georges Hill Road, Newtown, died October 29 in the New Milford Hospital.

He was born in Newtown on September 8, 1915, son of John and Katherine (Donovan) Ottoshavett.

He attended Newtown Schools. A mason by occupation, he was last employed as a supervisor for Power Construction Company in Danbury. He was a member of the Masons Union in Danbury.

During World War II he served in the United States Air Corps. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Newtown.

Mr Ottoshavett is survived, besides his wife, by two sons, Anthony Ottoshavett of Newtown and William Ottoshavett, Jr, of New Milford; and one daughter, Dolores Teleski, of New Milford.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St Rose Church, Newtown, at the convenience of the family. Interment will be in St Rose Cemetery, Newtown. Arrangements by the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown.

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Vote No To The BOE Budget And No it Should Not Be Higher

Newtown schools have degraded over the 3+ decades I've lived here as the concentrated social experiment curricula driven by the state and small but loud groups. Yet we continue to dig into our pockets while we witness the downward spiral.

Vote Yes On April 23

Unfortunately as voter turnout continues to decline the chances of it increasing also decline. The LC and BOF already know that the budget will be approved by virtue of the low turnout so why try to make smart decisions? The so-called referendum is essentially just a rubber stamp. They will continue to increase the budget by 2-5% every year because it's low enough to not cause a pushback under the cover of "inflation" and "maintaining the schools." Sending the budget to vote with 9% turnout is meaningless and a waste of resources on April 23rd.

Go Out And Vote April 23

I have seen Mr. Pisani repeatedly assert in the pages of the Bee that Newtown schools are "testing at a failing 64.9%". I'd be curious if he could elaborate on this statistic, as I have been unable to verify it independently. Which test exactly is our school system failing? How do our schools compare to other towns? How does our score compare to historical measures? It's very hard to draw conclusions from a single data point, so here are a few more data points to think about for context: Newtown is consistently ranked among the top 20 school districts in CT by the US News and World Report and Niche, which consider a range of performance metrics in their rankings; on average, Newtown students perform similar to, if not better than, students in neighboring school districts on standardized math and reading tests; the only data point on the CT Department of Education District Report Card where Newtown "fails" -- that is, falls behind the state average -- is access to art instruction. I'm glad the council member has acknowledged in this letter what taxpayers in high-performing (and high-spending) school districts like Darien, New Canaan, and Westport already know: "School funding does impact student achievement." Please keep that in mind when you vote this week!

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