Abstract

The study aims at identifying the relationship between strategic planning and school performance among private secondary school principals in Jordan from the teachers point of view. The researchers used the descriptive correlative approach, and the study sample consisted of (310) male and female teachers who work in private secondary schools in Marka District in the capital (Amman) in Jordan, they were selected by simple random sampling method. To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire was developed that included (44) items. The results of the study showed that the degree of application of strategic planning, and the level of school performance was high,. They also showed that there were statistically significant differences due to the gender variable in favor of males, and the educational qualification variable in favor of the bachelor’s degree between the average responses of the study sample to the degree of strategic planning application. The results also showed that there were differences due to the gender variable in favor of males for the level of school performance. The study revealed a positive correlation between the degree of strategic planning application and the level of school performance The researcher recommended the need to continue developing and encouraging the application of strategic planning in order to reach the desired goals.