The purpose of the study was to assess instructional Leadership practices in secondary schools of Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne. In order to attain the objectives of the study, across sectional descriptive survey method was employed. The population of the study were 204 teachers and 32 (principals and Department heads). The participants of the study were 62 teachers, 8 principals (principals and vice principals) and 24 Department heads. Data was gathered through questionnaire, interview and documents and analyzed quantitatively using frequency, percentage, mean, weighted mean and standard deviation, and data obtained from, interviews were analyzed qualitatively, describing the current situation. The findings of this study is assessment of instructional leadership practices in the school shows that most of school leaders had less than expected experience and qualification. Principals instructional roles were not effective in the school more specifically instructional roles that were developed in the schools did not seek improvement over the current level of performance and materials were rarely provided to accomplish the instructional activities. And also the school principals did not always frame the academic roles which target dates and develop relevant and achievable instructional goals. Instructional leadership had weakness in academic roles, in supervisory, in creating positive learning climate and culture and in goal setting and communication activities. On the top of findings, recommendations are for warded to address the weakness encountered by the principals in their instructional leadership activities mainly focusing on empowering both principals and schools to foster instructional leadership practices in the secondary schools of the zone.