About GESS

• GESS is an internationally agreed upon set of security controls pulled from major cyber security frameworks that are most applicable to the PK20 education ecosystem.


• By joining the GESS subscribers you will be aiding the movement of the EdTech industry towards one common set of security controls to apply across many jurisdictions, thus avoiding the need to prove certification in multiple frameworks PK20 schools and districts are adopting the GESS set of controls as the expected security measures to be in place to protect all student data.


• In the US the next version of the National Data Privacy Agreement will include the GESS as an approved and accepted control framework In New Australia & New Zealand the preexisting ST4S controls are embedded within GESS.


• GESS will streamline both the providers’ ability to implement required security controls while at the same time meeting school expectations all with one common set of controls.