The purpose of this qualitative, descriptive study is to understand how teachers describe their experiences of safety, love/belonging, and esteem within PLCs (professional learning communities) in regard to teacher retention in a K-8 charter school in Nevada. It was unknown how K-8 charter school teachers describe their experience of safety, love/belonging, and esteem within PLCs in regard to teacher retention. As teacher attrition is a challenge, this study explored how teachers describe three of five important human needs within PLCs in regard to influencing teacher retention in K-8 charter school in Nevada. This study answered the research questions to explore how teachers describe their experience of safety, love and belonging, and esteem within PLCs in regard to teacher retention in a K-8 charter school in Nevada. This study's sample size was 15 teachers at K-8 charter school in Nevada. Nine individual semi-structured interviews and two focus groups were data sources for this study. From a thematic analysis, which included an inductive coding process, the researcher found that teachers can describe their experiences safety, love and belonging, and esteem while participating in PLCs regarding teacher retention. Once snowball sampling was completed and descriptions of the participants' experience were collected and analyzed; nine themes were developed from this study. These themes included experiences of respect, collaboration, appreciation, and motivation. The researcher concluded teachers' experiences of safety, love and belonging, and esteem within PLCs positively impacts their commitment to their school and profession. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]