The purpose of this study was to inquire the re The purposes of this study were to explore the status quo, the relationship between the jobs stress and coping strategies. The subjects were 403 directors in elementary schools in the middle area of Taiwan. The data was analyzed by t-test, One-way ANOVA, Pearson product-moment correlation, Canonical correlation analysis, and Ste—wise multiple regression analysis. After analyzed the data, the conclusion were as follows: 1.Directors of elementary school are under medium level of stress, and the frequency of coping strategies to the stress is at medium-high level. Thus the most often coping is seeking for assistance. 2.Subjects with attributes such as females, 31 to 40 years old, 41 to 50 years old, with 6 to 10 years education background of director, general baccalaureate, and work in schools in remote area are generally facing bigger stress. 3.Driectors of elementary school with external locus of control face substantial stress in comparison to those who with internal locus of control. 4.Stress and coping strategies of directors in elementary school are predictable by background attributes and locus of control. 5.Directors who adopt reactions to stress are usually female, 41 to 50 years old, working in student counseling, remote areas, and larger size of schools. 6.Directors with external locus of control often adopt “problem solving” technique to counter pressure, while those who with internal locus of control usually adopt “self-adjustment”, and “seeking assistance” techniques. 7.The more stress the directors of elementary school have, the more often do they adopt coping strategies. 8.Directors’ stress and reactions are canonical correlated.