The Alternative Principal Licensure Program (APLP) is designed for the educational leader who would like to become a licensed principal in the state of Colorado, but who has not completed a traditional principal preparation program through a university. The program is an intensive one-year "on-the-job" training that includes self-assessment activities, research-based applications, best-practice integration and field studies analysis. Each of these areas directly aligns with the Colorado Principal Quality Standards and their associated elements. Centennial BOCES has developed a multi-layered support system to ensure candidates have a a strong team to allow them to be successful in their principal assignment.