City of Huntsville Environmental Management

The Alabama Department of Public Safety is a statewide law enforcement agency that protects human lives and property by enforcing state laws, deterring criminal activity, and ensuring highway and public safety. Established in 1935, it maintains administrative, services, driver s license, highway patrol and protective service divisions, as well as the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. The Alabama Department of Public Safety operates the Col. E. C. Dothard Safety Education Museum, which includes a monument of department members killed in the line of duty. The museum also exhibits patrol vehicles, javelins, various weapons, gambling and narcotic paraphernalia, early radio equipment, shoulder patch collections, and badges and uniforms worn by patrol officers through the years. The Alabama Department of Public Safety maintains a state troop post in Huntsville, Ala.

The Academy for Academics and Arts is an educational institution that offers instruction in language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. The school enrolls students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight. It maintains a parent-teacher association that encourages the participation of parents in several school activities. The school organizes various extracurricular activities, such as dance, drama, visual arts and music. The Academy for Academics and Arts has a work force of more than 40 employees, including teachers and support staff members. The school has a library that stocks various types of books and other reading and reference materials. Academy for Academics and Arts is located in Huntsville, Ala., and is governed by Huntsville City Schools, which operates several elementary, middle, high and magnet schools.