Rabat is a great city. Unlike Casablanca, which is dirty, busy and stressful, Rabat is a relatively clean city with friendly people. Climate is good without extreme weather in either direction and culture is pretty liberal for a Muslim country. If given the chance I would go back. Morocco is a fascinating country with a lot of history and easy to travel around.

Sounds like a school we are looking for. Is there a way you can give us a location so we can figure it out?
Main two things we look at are 1) the academics of the school ( we have children who would attend) and 2) how safe the country is.

Would someone please explain why DODEA jobs are considered 'dream jobs'? I just don't see it. What am I missing?

Thank you all for the helpful advice. We're jumping in and hopefully we will be in a new location soon!

Looking for some advice.
My husband and I are beginning to search for a new school. Currently we have been at the same school for 11 1/2 years. We originally came as a young teaching couple with no dependents and then had two children. The situation here was ideal as it allowed me to stay home with the kids until the second reached school age. I was fortunate to get rehired this year and now am teaching again. There is a 9 year span between when I first quit and now. The administration as changed twice during my absence. So basically I have 5 months of recent teaching experience although 5 years total.
My first question is about references. We have one superintendent/principal. I can get a reference from him but is one enough? Who else could I ask? What is appropriate? How many do you need for ISS and SA?
Next, after reading many threads on this forum, I'm sensing that joining ISS or SA is the way to go. I can see pros and cons of each. Which one would you choose and why?
And last, I know it's a bit late in the game to begin looking and we are okay with staying here one more year. Beyond that it is not too appealing as the oldest will be middle school age and the school here is not what we want for her. What do we say to prospective schools about why we are leaving here? Tell the truth-- the situation met our needs and now those needs are different? the school is not up to our standards for our child? we're ready for a new adventure...?
Thanks for taking the time to read and I hope if you have any advice you will share it.