The research raises the problem of evaluating the effectiveness of directors of secondary schools in the Republic of Uzbekistan, substantiates the importance of evaluating the effectiveness of school directors. The purpose of the research is to develop proposals and recommendations for evaluating the effectiveness of the work of directors of secondary schools. In the theoretical part of the research, the analysis of scientific and methodological literature on the problem of the elaboration of the content and criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the work of directors of secondary schools. The directors of secondary schools of the Republic of Uzbekistan attended the research. The results obtained provide a basis for evaluating the effectiveness of the work of directors of secondary schools.