{"id":260546,"date":"2026-04-10T04:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/260546\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T04:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:29:12","slug":"clovis-easts-fire-fighting-program-receives-national-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/260546\/","title":{"rendered":"Clovis East&#8217;s Fire-Fighting Program Receives National Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clovis East High School\u2019s Fire Technology career technical education program has earned an Industry-Certified Program of Excellence designation from a prestigious national accreditation group.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lapsen.org\/who-we-are\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law and Public Safety Education Network<\/a>, which works to recognize exemplary law and public safety education programs, is awarding the Clovis Unified program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis national accreditation highlights the exceptional work being done to prepare our students for their future. They are not only gaining industry standard fire-fighting skills, but they are also growing as leaders and learning what it means to serve others,\u201d said CTE Director Margaret Files.<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gvwire.com\/contact\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280\u00d790-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280x90-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"   width=\"1280\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Fire Technology pathway serves juniors and seniors, mirroring expectations of a Firefighter 1 entry-level academy. This program challenges enrolled students academically, physically, and professionally, the district said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Classes focus on developing discipline, leadership, and practical skills required in fire service careers.<\/p>\n<p>Retired Firefighter Leads the Program<\/p>\n<p>George Mavrikis, a retired firefighter with 30 years of experience, leads the program. He joined the district in 2023, providing students with real-world knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>LASPEN will officially award Clovis Unified with the national accreditation during a ceremony at 10 a.m. today at the Clovis East Fire Technology classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>The event will celebrate the students and educators whose efforts position the program and district among the nation\u2019s leaders in public safety career education.<\/p>\n<p>It will include guest speakers celebrating the program, along with firefighting demonstrations by current students showing what they are learning.<\/p>\n<p>Clovis East Earns Second Accreditation from LAPSEN<\/p>\n<p>This designation marks the second LAPSEN-accredited program in Clovis Unified, following the Clovis East Criminal Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cusd.com\/cte-pathways\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CTE program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Clovis East is one of only three schools in the nation to hold two Program of Excellence designations.<\/p>\n<p>LAPSEN conducts a national review process that evaluates curriculum alignment, industry partnerships, student skill development, and program administration before awarding accreditation.<\/p>\n<p>Programs earning the recognition meet high standards for quality, relevance, and workforce readiness in public safety education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Clovis East High School\u2019s Fire Technology career technical education program has earned an Industry-Certified Program of Excellence designation&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260547,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":{"0":"post-260546","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fresno","8":"tag-fresno","9":"tag-fresno-headlines","10":"tag-fresno-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}