Just found a recent post that answered most of the questions....
http://internationalschoolsreview.com/v ... al+circuit

Of course I am open to any other thoughts as well.

Overhere: Thanks for the response. I wholeheartedly agree with your comment about OUR criteria. I am only half of the equation :D A happy home requires a lot of compromise. I hope to keep my happy home.... well.... happy. I do think that some of those areas will become available once given the opportunity to experience the places first hand. For our first job, I wouldn't want to move somewhere that my wife isn't comfortable.

At this point I am not writing any schools off.... I am excited about all of the opportunities available.

Hello,

I am an elementary school principal with 15 years of experience. I am looking to go international and my wife will be a trailing spouse. Considering that I have about 20 more years of work ahead, the goal is to live in 5-6 different countries by the time I retire. I have a couple of questions and comments.

Do principals ever find themselves in this forum? I did a search on "principal" and mostly found people liking or not liking theirs. Any good threads I should look into?

I read most of the reviews on the paysite and while I think it gives good info on what it is like to live in the different cities, it sounds like most people have an ax to grind with their former school. This forum seems much more informative.

In my search so far, it looks like I am going to have to wait until most of the people move around before they will look for people without international experience. Is that the case?

Are the Tier 1,2,3 school ratings based on the particular city or about the actual school itself? Is there a formal list? I have cast a pretty wide net so far.....

What are the least desirable locations? Most places look desirable to me. My wife has a couple of limits; Africa (stability), China and Russia, and the Middle East (human rights). While those are big limits, the northern Stans could be in as well as Mongolia, India, SE Asia, Asia, South America,Western/Eastern Europe, ... Are any of those considered more difficult posts? I would assume my wife's concerns about those areas might change once we get overseas and experience what it is like. She has lived abroad in Italy for a year while in college, so I am sure she will be able to enjoy the living abroad lifestyle.

QSI showed a bit of interest and I have fairly extensive experience in the Quality/Mastery systems. I heard they are good and reliable, is that accurate? I also heard something on the pay side of the site about a christian slant they have. Would Christianity be a requirement for employment?

Thanks in advance for any info you might have....