CERTIFICATIONS


Exhibit
31.1




CERTIFICATION
OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER




PURSUANT
TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002




I, Cheryl
Beranek Podzimek, certify that:


1. 
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Clearfield,
Inc.;
  2. 
Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
  3. 
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this quarterly report, fairly represent in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
  4. 
Clearfield, Inc.’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a – 15(e) and 15d – 15(e)) and internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a – 15(f) and 15d –
15(f)for Clearfield, Inc. and we have:
  a) 
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to Clearfield, Inc., including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;
  b) 
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
  c) 
Evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of a
date and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the
period covered by this report based on our evaluation.
  d) 
Disclosed in this report any change in Clearfield, Inc.’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s
control over financial reporting.
  5. 
Clearfield, Inc.’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to our
auditors and the audit committee of our board of directors:
  a) 
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect Clearfield, Inc.’s ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial information; and
  b) 
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial
reporting.




May
      11, 2009
            
            /s/
      Cheryl Beranek PodzimekBy:
      Cheryl Beranek Podzimek, President and CEO(Principal
      Executive Officer and Duly Authorized
Officer)


























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