The Springfield School Board approved roughly $6.6 million in budget reductions Monday, including the closure of Capital College Preparatory Academy, a middle school in its third year and one of the district's top-performing schools.

The board voted 4-3 for the closure, which had been recommended by a board-appointed community budget review committee that was created in May.

The vote capped a nearly five-hour meeting during which the board discussed and approved about 30 proposed budget reductions, including the closures and consolidation of two elementary schools, Wanless and Pleasant Hill. Overall, the board voted to eliminate more than 100 positions district-wide.