sentences:  The BESE's responsibilities include granting and renewing charter school applications, developing and implementing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), submitting yearly budget proposals for public education to the Massachusetts General Court, setting the standards for and certifying teachers, principals, and superintendents, and monitoring — as well as intervening to ameliorate — the achievement of underperforming districts in the Commonwealth.The board was established in 1837 and is the second oldest state board of education in the United States.Governor Edward Everett had recommended the establishment of a board of education in his address to the 1837 legislature's opening session.