Creating Unity Within A District

We only have 3 schools within our district - elementary, preschool - 4th, junior high, 5th - 8th, and high school, 9th - 12th with appx. 75 teachers employed. I had the opportunity to serve on a bell scheduling committee whereas the superintendent was looking at the possibility of altering the start and end times to the school day. Serving on the committee has been enlightening to say the least. I had no idea that what seemed like a topic that could be easily addressed would be met with such anger and hostility by certain groups of teachers. I remember Dr. McCaw telling us that there would be issues that we would have to address as administrators that would hit us without warning. I find myself looking at situations as they arise through administrative eyes, wondering how I would address the issue if I were the administrator instead of the teacher. With our district being small, I expected more unity among the staff and buildings than I am witnessing. Does anyone have any ideas your districts are doing to keep the staff unified and content within the district as a whole?