Long Island Unified School District's Foundation for the Advancement of Student Technology

The Roslyn Union Free School Districtconnections between the school district, local Long
The Roslyn Union Free School District, a part of theIsland businesses and the community. The Foundation
Long Island Schools, is composed of five schools: afor the Advancement of Student Technology raises
pre-kindergarten to first grade school; an elementaryfunds by holding various kinds of fundraisers and some
school with first to fifth grade; a second elementarytechnological based events. The Foundation for the
school with second to fifth grade; a middle school withAdvancement of Student Technology has
sixth to eighth grade; and a high school. The Roslynsuccessfully raised over one hundred fifty thousand
Union Free School District serves Long Island's northdollars for the Roslyn School District's computer and
shore of the Long Island School District. This schooltechnological education programs.
district has an enrollment of around three thousand fiveF.A.S.T.'s Golf and Tennis Classic
hundred students. The Long Island School District andOne such fundraising event is the annual Foundation
specifically the Roslyn Union Free School District has afor the Advancement of Student Technology Golf and
strong dedication to preparing all students for life in theTennis Classic. The fifth Foundation for the
twenty-first century.Advancement of Student Technology Golf and Tennis
This school district provides a strong science andClassic was held on June 12th at the Glen Head
technologically based education. All students receiveCountry Club. Over the past five years F.A.S.T. has
computer education in all grades from kindergarten toused the Golf and Tennis Classic to fund and support
twelfth grade. As a result the Roslyn Union Freecomputer related projects and district wide technology
School District has had semifinalists in the Intel Sciencebased educational seminars.
Talent Search every year for the past twenty-fourThe Foundation for the Advancement of Student
years. The school district also has programs in theTechnology Golf and Tennis Classic is a day long
application of science to the real world. Like all schoolstournament that includes brunch, lunch, cocktails, full
in the Long Island School District, the Roslyn Schoolcourse dinner and a silent auction. Every year there
District often seeks additional or outside funding toare over two hundred participants. The event as
make their programs a reality. One such source isrecently renamed in memory for Glenn Steinfast, a
F.A.S.T. or the Foundation for the Advancement offormer news anchor and long time F.A.S.T. supporter.
Student Technology.An additional fundraising effort is the Foundation for the
The Foundation for the Advancement of StudentAdvancement of Student Technology's Discount Card
Technologywhich is purchased for around $20 and gives
The Foundation for the Advancement of Studentdiscounts to local businesses in the Roslyn Union Free
Technology is a not-for-profit organization that, in closeSchool District, part of the Long Island Unified School
cooperation with the school district, works to increaseDistrict. The proceeds from the purchased Discount
the Roslyn School District's technology educationCards go toward funding the development of
program. This organization also aims to createcomputer education.