Worked in child care a long time, Sooz, but not in the school system. As time passed, we instituted personal days for stress relief, installed full spec lighting, played music, had a nice peaceful mural painted in the staff room.

One extremely effective thing we did was call in a specialist group who analyzed(sp?) the environment and its likely impact on the children. We instituted as many of their suggestions as possible and it was a real success, reducing conflict among the children greatly, and making them appear generally happier and more satisfied with their experience in the setting.