IBM

Contract Number: WLS330

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Contract Expiration Date: 12/28/2026

 
 
 
Elise Sivilay
IBM Technology Client Leader | State of Washington
Phone: 206-888-3228
Email: elise@ibm.com
 
Product Description:
 

Turn Every Student's Data into a Personal Coach

THE CHALLENGE:
Today's patchwork of siloed grade books, assessment tools, and manual reporting forces educators to spend hours cleaning data instead of tailoring instruction--risking widened achievement gaps and missed state reporting deadlines.

 

 

IBM’s watsonx.ai, SPSS Modeler, and Cognos Analytics empower K-12 education with AI, advanced analytics, and data visualization tools to enhance personalized learning, improve student performance, and support data-driven decisions for faculty. 

GENERATIVE AI FOUNDATION
PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS
REPORTING & DASHBOARDS
 
watsonx.ai
 
 SPSS Modeler Cognos Analytics

Train foundation models on your district’s curriculum maps, WA State standards, and student performance history. Recommend differentiated resources, flag at risk-learners in real time, and auto-generate individualized learning pathways.

Build reusable pipelines that ingest attendance, behavior, and assessment data. Predictive scoring surfaces growth factors in reading & Math. What-if simulation lets administrators test interventions before rollout.

Role-based dashboards with KPI widgets for proficiency, equity gaps, and state targets. Row-level security protects student privacy. Natural-language queries let staff ask questions and get instant, actionable answers.
 
A smarter way is to let IBM’s AI‑powered tools do the heavy lifting for you:
What you get
How it helps you
watsonx.ai – AI that learns from your district’s curriculum and past student results Generates a “next‑step” recommendation for each learner, so you can give instant, standards‑aligned suggestions for reading, math, or science
SPSS Modeler – Predictive analytics made simple Scores attendance, behavior and test data to flag at‑risk students the same day, letting you intervene before gaps widen
Cognos Analytics – Interactive dashboards you can ask questions of Shows you equity‑gap charts, grade‑level proficiency trends, and automatically creates the reports Washington State requires
watsonx Discovery – Smart search across lesson‑plan libraries Finds the exact standards‑aligned resource you need in seconds, cutting prep time by 20‑30 %
 
What you’ll see in the classroom:
  • Personalized learning paths – Students get daily, data‑driven recommendations that lift reading and math scores by 15‑25 % in pilot schools.
  • Early‑warning alerts – Same‑day notifications let you provide extra help before a student falls behind, reducing identification time by up to 30 %.
  • One‑click reporting – All Washington State K‑12 reporting fields are filled automatically, freeing up 25 % of the time you’d normally spend on paperwork.
An approach with IBM’s AI‑enabled analytics on top of the data you already collect:
  • watsonx.ai – use Prompt Lab and Tuning Studio to train foundation models on your district’s curriculum maps, Washington State learning standards, and historical student performance. The resulting generative‑AI assistants can recommend differentiated resources, flag at‑risk learners in real time, and auto‑generate individualized learning pathways that align with Common Core and state benchmarks.
  • SPSS Modeler – build reusable statistical pipelines that ingest attendance, behavior, and assessment data, then apply predictive‑model scoring to surface the factors most strongly correlated with growth in reading and math. With the “what‑if” simulation add‑on, administrators can test the impact of interventions (e.g., tutoring hours, blended‑learning schedules) before rollout.
  • Cognos Analytics – create role‑based dashboards that pull the AI‑generated scores and SPSS insights into visual stories for teachers, principals, and district leaders. Pre‑built KPI widgets (e.g., proficiency‑by‑grade, equity gaps, progress‑toward state targets) are governed by row‑level security so student privacy stays intact, while the natural‑language query layer lets any staff member ask “Which 5th‑grade classes need additional math support this week?” and get an actionable answer instantly.
Pricing:
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If the Solution Provider (vendor) performs Public Work services, the customer is responsible for including the required provisions on procurement side-of business.

These products were competitively bid.

Government Customers can find the RFP documents on Washington’s Electronic Business Solutions (WEBS) website.

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