▁program ▁in ▁U . S . ▁history . ▁The ▁Urban ▁Sub urban ▁Inter d istrict ▁Transfer ▁Program , ▁which ▁still ▁oper ates ▁today , ▁was ▁begun ▁with ▁ 2 5 ▁first ▁grad ers ▁from ▁the ▁inner ▁city ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁who ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁their ▁K - 1 2 ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Iron de qu oit ▁school ▁district . ▁Ult imately , ▁ 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁ 2 5 ▁students ▁graduated ▁together ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁gradu ating ▁class ▁ever ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁a ▁full ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁of ▁volunt ary ▁des eg reg ation . ▁The ▁achiev ement ▁was ▁acknowled ged ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁and ▁a ▁notation ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Cong r essional ▁Record . ▁The ▁program ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁expand ▁and ▁now ▁includes ▁additional ▁sub urban ▁districts ▁that ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ro chester ▁metropol itan ▁area . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 9 . 6 9 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁lies ▁between ▁the ▁Gen ese e ▁River ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁Iron de qu oit ▁Bay ▁on ▁the ▁east . ▁The ▁north ▁border ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁sh or eline ▁of ▁Lake ▁Ontario . ▁Because ▁it ▁is ▁bounded ▁by ▁water ▁on ▁three ▁sides , ▁it ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁ge ographical ▁head land . ▁Iron