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title: Feature highlights
description: "Discover SchoolDay's key features: Privacy Shield for PII protection, Grade Sync Service for automatic grade synchronization, and Privacy Governance Console for compliance monitoring."
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July 9, 2026

# Feature highlights

 SchoolDay includes features for data privacy, grade synchronization, and governance monitoring.

### Privacy Shield

*Privacy Shield* safeguards personally identifiable information (PII) by anonymizing sensitive data before it reaches the application. This provides data privacy, security, personalization, authentication, and seamless communication with end-users. Privacy Shield minimizes costs and operational risks by reducing personal data exposure.

For more information, see [Manage data-sharing requests.](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/creating-a-data-sharing-request-for-ed-tech-vendor?hsLang=en)

### Grade Sync Service

*Grade Sync Service* (GSS) is a crucial component in modern educational systems, enabling the seamless transfer of grades and learning achievements between a school's Student Information System (SIS) and various Ed-Tech Vendors. The Grade Sync allows efficient and accurate synchronization of the gradebook data, ensuring student grades are consistently updated across different platforms and applications.

For more information, see [Grade Sync Service (GSS)](https://help.gg4l.com/knowledge/grade-sync-service?hsLang=en).

### Privacy Governance Console

*Privacy Governance Console* (PGC) is designed to provide District Admins with monitoring capabilities of personally identifiable information (PII) for their organization. Using the PGC, admins can perform security and governance tasks such as audits and usage checks.

For more information, see [Privacy Governance Console (PGC)](https://help.gg4l.com/knowledge/understanding-privacy-governance-console-pgc?hsLang=en).

- [Getting Started](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/getting-started?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Introduction](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/getting-started?hsLang=en#introduction)
    - [Getting Started by Role](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/getting-started?hsLang=en#getting-started-by-role)
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- [Data Management (Connect)](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/data-management-connect?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Introduction](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/data-management-connect?hsLang=en#introduction)
    - [Applications](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/data-management-connect?hsLang=en#applications)
    - [Data Mapping](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/data-management-connect?hsLang=en#data-mapping)
    - [Data Synchronization](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/data-management-connect?hsLang=en#data-synchronization)
    - [Data-Sharing Requests](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/data-management-connect?hsLang=en#data-sharing-requests)
    - [Data Quality](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/data-management-connect?hsLang=en#data-quality)
    - [Data Privacy (Privacy Shield)](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/data-management-connect?hsLang=en#data-privacy-privacy-shield)
    - [Grade Sync Service](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/data-management-connect?hsLang=en#grade-sync-service)
    - [Miscellaneous](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/data-management-connect?hsLang=en#miscellaneous)
- [Roster Integrations](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/roster-integrations?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Introduction](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/roster-integrations?hsLang=en#introduction)
    - [SFTP](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/roster-integrations?hsLang=en#sftp)
    - [PowerSchool Integration](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/roster-integrations?hsLang=en#powerschool-integration)
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    - [Organization Management](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/administration-account-settings?hsLang=en#organization-management)
- [SSO](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/sso?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Introduction](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/sso?hsLang=en#introduction)
    - [Identity provider (IdP) Setup](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/sso?hsLang=en#identity-provider-idp-setup)
    - [SSO Applications](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/sso?hsLang=en#sso-applications)
    - [MFA for Administrators](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/sso?hsLang=en#mfa-for-administrators)
    - [MFA for Users (SchoolDay Login)](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/sso?hsLang=en#mfa-for-users-schoolday-login)
    - [ID Card Login](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/sso?hsLang=en#id-card-login)
    - [SSO Troubleshooting](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/sso?hsLang=en#sso-troubleshooting)
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    - [Coursera Integration Video Guides](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/lms-integrations?hsLang=en#coursera-integration-video-guides)
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    - [LMS Integrations instructions](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/lms-integrations?hsLang=en#lms-integrations-instructions)
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    - [Access & Security](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/resource-management-app-store?hsLang=en#access-security)
- [Privacy Governance Console (PGC)](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/privacy-governance-console-pgc?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Get Started](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/privacy-governance-console-pgc?hsLang=en#get-started)
    - [Monitor and Report](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/privacy-governance-console-pgc?hsLang=en#monitor-and-report)
    - [Govern Apps](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/privacy-governance-console-pgc?hsLang=en#govern-apps)
- [For Parents/Students](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/for-parents-students?hsLang=en)
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- [Updates](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/updates?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [2026](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/updates?hsLang=en#2026)
    - [2025](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/updates?hsLang=en#2025)
    - [2024](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/updates?hsLang=en#2024)
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    - [2022](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/updates?hsLang=en#2022)
- [Reference](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/reference?hsLang=en#main-content)

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