Meet Clover Quigley and Sammi Hack, Senior Data Analysts
At QIP, Clover Quigley, project manager and senior data analyst, and Sammi Hack, senior education data analyst, wear a lot of hats in their roles. Both Clover and Sammi are vital parts of teams that manage U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) and EDFacts.
Clover leads and supports various projects for CRDC, providing technical assistance management and support, general data analysis and reporting, and larger scope project management and development work. Her work helps monitor access to educational opportunity in schools, collecting information on student enrollment, access to courses, and student discipline, among other topic areas.
In her work on EDFacts, Sammi validates, cleans, and organizes millions of data points to turn data into usable and meaningful information for the Department, policymakers, educators, and the public. These data help give a consistent, nationwide view of the number of students and schools and how they are performing.
As the education landscape changes, the Department asks schools, districts, and state education agencies to submit different types of data to help answer new questions. These changing data needs can be challenging because resources and systems also must be updated consistently. Clover manages this issue through teamwork, creating workstreams and systems that help regulate the team’s approach and increase efficiency. Sammi also stays ahead of the curve by strengthening her programming skills to build systems that are more adaptable to potential changes in data collection or publication requirements.
Being a member of QIP’s Data Collection and Use team means being part of something larger, something both Clover and Sammi love about their jobs.
“My favorite part is knowing that all of that work behind the scenes actually shapes national education policy and affects students across the country,” said Sammi. “There are around 50 million public school students in the U.S., and it takes a ton of work from so many people—teachers, parents, policymakers, researchers, and so many others—to ensure they all have access to free, appropriate public education. It’s a very rewarding thing to be a part of.”
Clover added, “Data collection and submission can feel burdensome on school districts, and I like doing my part to help alleviate some of that burden.”
Both Sammi and Clover have been involved in the education field for a long time. Prior to joining QIP, Sammi worked in a variety of different schools and teaching centers, including private preschools, English language schools abroad. She was a math interventionist in a large Title I public school in rural North Carolina, where she helped students overcome achievement gaps created by the pandemic.
Before her time at QIP, Clover taught fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has a master's degree in public administration from Louisiana State University and a bachelor's degree in philosophy and psychology from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
