Thank you for your support!

I am deeply humbled to be elected as your Board of Education Member and I am very grateful for each and every one of you who either donated to my campaign, promoted my campaign with yard signs, car magnets, and Chen t-shirts, or shared my platform with your friends and neighbors. As the election results show, it was a very close race. We won one of the two at large Board of Education seats with 26% percent of the vote. Thank you to the 51,541 voters from across the County who placed their confidence and trust in me. The results demonstrate that the citizens of our County want an independent voice on their school board, the citizens of our County want a board member who can focus on academics and the real issues, while making decisions in the best interest of all of our students, and the citizens of our County want a board member who can bridge all our diverse communities for the common cause: High Quality Public Education.

Our journey started on January 19, 2022. I am thrilled to have had such a hard working, creative, diverse campaign team, which operated the most energetic and effective grassroots campaign. Our position of being an independent voice echoed with so many people in our community and we succeeded! Thank you to all of the volunteers and supporters – you are the heroes of my campaign! Thank you to my wife and three children who provided me with the strongest family support, great ideas, and joy throughout the campaign!

In just a few weeks, I will be rolling up my sleeves to work on improving our schools for all students within the Howard County Public School System. I invite you to the official Howard County Board of Education Swearing-In Ceremony, taking place on Monday, December 5th at the Board of Education Building (10910 Clarksville Pike Ellicott City, MD 21042).

Better Education for All – this will be my core focus as I serve the community on your Board of Education! Thank you!

Linfeng Chen

Howard County Public School System – Board of Education (At large) – Elect

Vote for responsible stewards of taxpayer monies!

As a Board of Education member, I promise to advocate for fiscal responsibility, transparency, and resilience in the year-to-year operating budget (money in the classroom that pays for salaries, educational material, transportation, etc.) Our taxpayer dollars (County, State, and Federal) should be used wisely and support teachers and students in the classroom.

I was a member of the Operating Budget Review Committee for HCPSS this year and my analysis is that we simply can do better by reducing administrative costs, BOE costs, device costs, and transportation costs (walkers should always walk to school without being transported further than necessary from their community).

I will also work to get funding back to the Long Range Master Plan to build HS #14, expand existing buildings, and renovate older buildings (I heard so many complaints about the buildings of Oakland Mills High School, Oakland Mills Middle School, Centennial High School, Dunloggin Middle School, Jeffers Hill Elementary School, etc).

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For those of you that like numbers:

Howard County (Government) FY 2023 Operating Budget: $2,028,757,540

FY 2023 Howard County Funding to HCPSS $ 675,576,796

FY 2023 MD State to HCPSS: $ 321,081,146

Other funds: $ 35,790,673

Total HCPSS FY2023 Operating Budget $1,032,448,615.00

For Details:

HCPSS 2023 Budget : Approved FY 2023 Operating Budget (hcpss.org)

Capital Budget FY 23 Board Approved Capital Budget – May 26, 2022 (hcpss.org)

Foster Student Achievement

Every child is unique; every child has the right to learn.

Education should not be a factory assembly line; one size does not fit all. We must identify what makes each child unique in their learning and meet them there with the resources necessary to succeed.

Fostering student achievement requires a multi-pronged approach. It starts with well-trained, qualified teachers and aides in the classroom paired with small class sizes and is followed by early identification of learning differences and identification of solutions that work.

Finally, the approach requires placing additional resources into a school when needed, adding in mental health professionals, and providing an inspiring safe, stable, in-person learning environment.

As a community, we have benefited from practices of inclusion and from our diverse population. Everything in the adult world is global; our children have the benefit of learning from a diverse group of peers and that diversity is seen in every school in our county.

As your Board of Education member, I promise to not only look at the data but listen to the teachers and ask the question, “How does this change a policy or a recommendation to ensure the best quality of education for all children?”

Dr. Linfeng Chen is an independent voice for Board of Education

Join the thousands of Howard County parents and residents who support his campaign. If you are looking for an independent voice on Board of Education who will put your kids and their educator’s interests first, please share this video with your friends and neighbors!

Follow him on Facebook at DrChen4BOE and visit his campaign website Chen4BOE.org to make contributions and sign up as volunteers. His grassroots campaign needs your help! You can make a difference!

Better Education for All! Vote for Chen!

Why teachers and staff say they are resigning and retiring?

On the list of why teachers and staff say they are resigning and retiring is the lack of counselors and behavioral health specialists in the schools.

The teacher’s voice is loud and clear on this issue. Teachers can’t teach if they are spending an inordinate amount of time correcting the behavior of students. Students can’t learn if the behavior of some students results in the loss of instructional time for the class.

We can determine and debate what is causing the rise in disruptive behavior. Listening to classroom teachers is a start to this discussion, but the bottom line is students need behavioral health professionals in the school.

As your board member, I will explore partnerships with our Health Department and other agencies that can help to support student behavioral health and other needs so that teachers can focus on education and students can focus on learning.

Your Independent Voice, Kids and Educators first!

If you are looking for an independent voice on Board of Education who will put your kids and their educator’s interests first, please share this video with your friends and neighbors!

Vote Dr. Linfeng Chen. He will put our children’s education above politics, focusing on academics and insisting tax dollars are used to ensure resources are in place so all children can reach their greatest potential. Dr. Chen is the leader we need making decisions and providing direction on the Howard County Board of Education.

Follow him on Facebook at DrChen4BOE and visit his campaign website Chen4BOE.org to make contributions and sign up as volunteers. His grassroots campaign needs your help! You can make a difference!

Better Education for All! Vote for Chen!

CHEN Campaign Team Car Wash & Fundraiser

  • When: Wednesday 9/7/22 from 7:30pm – 9pm
  • Where: Antwerpen Clarksville Car Wash
    • 12210 Clarksville Pike (Route 108)
    • Located behind El Azteca and Dunkin’ Donuts
  • What:
    • Linfeng will be on hand to meet and talk with supporters
    • The campaign team will wash & dry your vehicle while you enjoy a soft drink and donut with Linfeng
    • Complimentary Chen car magnets and Chen lawn signs
  • Show your support!
    • Bring your vehicle and a check made out payable to “Friends of Linfeng Chen”
    • Zelle to: 3013647572.
    • Or donate from your phone via the QR code on the flier or go to website www.chen4boe.org/donate
  • No RSVP required, but let us know if you plan to join in the fun, and no boring campaign speeches!

Make your voice heard by casting your vote

It is your constitutional right to vote. It is imperative that we as citizens of this great country exercise that right. Make sure your voice is heard. If you requested a mail-in ballot you can mail it back or drop it into a mail-in drop box at the locations listed below. Don’t forget to vote Dr. Linfeng Chen for Board of Education. Together we can provide Better Education for ALL!

Drop box locations:

Gary J. Arthur Community Center

Marriotts Ridge High School

George Howard Building

Howard High School

Wilde Lake High School

Laurel Woods Elementary School

Long Reach High School

Howard County Board of Elections

Reservoir High School

Elkridge 50+ Center