The Community Placement Coordinator serves as the primary liaison among the Maya Angelou Academy at YSC, DYRS, Maya Angelou Academies at New Beginnings, and the Department of Corrections, as well as community schools, families, and community partners, to ensure seamless educational transitions for students entering, transferring within, and exiting secure care settings. The Community Placement Coordinator works collaboratively with youth, families, facility staff, local education agencies, and community stakeholders to remove barriers to enrollment, ensure students possess all required educational documentation upon release, and support transitions between juvenile and adult educational settings within the school network.