The purpose of the study was to assess the strategic plan preparation and implementation in rnBole Sub city selected primary and secondary governmental schools of Addis Ababa city rnadministration. The research design was descriptive survey. In addition, the study employed rnmixed research method. The study used both primary and secondary sources of data. The rntargeted people of the study was 194 teachers, 40 principals, 14 supervisors, 21 Woreda and rnSub city educational office team leaders, 10 heads of the Woreda and sub city educational rnoffices ,9 student council chair-persons, 9 PTA chair-persons, 9 school improvement rncommittee or strategic plan committee chair-persons. The study conducted in six primary and rnthree secondary schools from 25 schools by purposive sampling technique. Simple random rnsampling technique was employed to select teacher respondents. The data collection rninstruments were questionnaire, interview and document review. Moreover, availability rnsampling technique was used to select principals, supervisors, Woreda and sub city rneducational office team leaders, heads of the Woreda and sub city educational offices, and rnPSTA, student council and school improvement committee chairpersons to be participant in rnthe study.. The findings of the study regarding to strategic plan preparation and rnimplementation were; lack of training and awareness of stakeholders on how to prepare and rnimplement,the plan was not prepared and implemented with the right procedures and rnstandardized ways. Moreover, the school operational and other plans were not sourced from rnthe school strategic plan, Stakeholders were not involved in self-evaluation, monitoring and rnevaluation periodically, and the implementation of strategic plan was not collaborative and rnparticipative. The investigator concluded that, strategic plan preparation and implementation rnpractice activities was extremely far apart from the guidelines of school improvement rnprogram. The investigator recommended that, Bole cub city woredas Education Office, rnschools and other stakeholders should; organize training, awareness creation, and allow rnparticipation of all stakeholders, strategic plan and other plans were not prepared and rnimplemented in the right procedures and standardized ways. Finally, prepare well-prepared rnschool strategic plan templates with possible modification.