In this half-day institute, participants will learn more about the new English Language Development (ELD) assessment for California's English Learners, the ELPAC. The draft ELPAC blueprint will be examined, and the proposed ELPAC task types and standards tested will be reviewed. The ELPAC performance levels will be analyzed along with the revisions made after the pilot in 2015/2016.How will this knowledge should inform next steps as a district, site, and/or classroom teacher will also be examined.