Accountability includes ensuring the education community knows how to locate the school social worker. Which option expresses this idea?

• A. Education community to know and locate the SW
• B. Secretaries
• C. District attorneys
• D. Students

Answer: (A)

Accountability in this context means making sure those involved in the school environment know how to access the help they need. Ensuring that the education community knows how to locate the school social worker emphasizes clear communication, visibility, and easy access to support when students and families need it.

The best option states that the education community should know how to locate the school social worker, which directly captures the goal of making contact information and access widely known. It reflects the idea that everyone in the school ecosystem has a pathway to this resource, supporting timely intervention, coordination, and collaborative problem-solving.

The other choices don’t fit as well because they narrow the focus to a single group. Secretaries play a role in information flow, but they don’t represent the entire education community’s knowledge and accessibility. District attorneys are not the appropriate audience for school-based accountability about locating the school social worker. Students are key stakeholders, but accountability aims to ensure all members of the education community—including staff, families, and administrators—know how to access the SW.