Thank you for the replies. I truly appreciate the feedback. As a first time IS teacher I want to be sure I'm getting it right so I appreciate the time everyone took to help guide me.

This will be my first International School experience and I would love to hear from some seasoned IS teachers. I just received my official contract from the school it has been notarized and is translated in both English and the country’s native language. The current version of the contract gives a high level overview of the package, but does not give a lot of specifics around many other critical elements. For example it only states that I will be provided a “settling in allowance”, “furnished housing” and “health insurance.” My concern is that the contract does not include ANY additional information that we've discussed verbally. For example: the amount of the settling in allowance in writing, an overview of housing provided (e.g., two bedroom, etc.) and details on when health insurance begins. Is this typical? One other worrisome element is that it says “attempt” to pay on X date each month. Has anyone else ever seen this type of language in a contract in the clause around pay? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

I want to be sure to get this part right! Thank you in advance for your help.