A goal of the Maximizing Achievement Potential toward Excellence Program is that there be no statistically significant differences related to race or socioeconomic status in the areas of academic achievement, placement, and academic participation in kindergarten through 12th grade. The program is supported by a primary school objective which asserts that all students will have attained all achievement criteria for the third grade when they enter fourth grade; dedicated State Compensatory Education programs; the Chapter I instructional aide program for kindergarten; and the Chapter I Team Teaching In-Class Replacement program for first and second grade. This document describes the team teaching program for first and second grades in terms of: (1) team teaching, in-class location, and replacement for the purpose of reducing class size by half; (2) instruction in reading and language arts and mathematics; and (3) procedures for selecting and ranking students, keeping records, documentation, monitoring individual achievement, and program improvement. Program evaluation findings indicate that students have made significant movement toward the goal of narrowing the gap between achievement and grade level expectations. A statement of county board policy, various statistics and graphs, and forms that aid in recording the progress of students in mathematics and language arts are provided. (RH)