The District of Columbia Public Schools initiated a multiyear planning process in 1983. Among other activities, the process calls for the computerized monitoring of the critical tasks of each of the district's major offices. These tasks, defined by the offices, are designed to facilitate the achievement of specific objectives designated in the district's master plan. Aspects of each task identified in the monitoring system include the objectives toward which the task is aimed, the unit responsible, a description of the task, estimated completion dates, policy consideration, monitoring and evaluating processes to be applied, and relevant comments. The information on each task is updated quarterly, providing a current overview of progress toward objectives districtwide. Samples of the system's output from different stages in its development are provided. (PGD)