Educators "burning out" at alarming rates by years five and ten has become a persistent social problem in the United States. "The Starfish Experience" case study identified a sample from North Carolina and surveyed twelve educators between year five and twelve in the field in order to investigate the effects of burnout prevention professional learning on participating educators' sense of self-efficacy. Participants were surveyed over four months' time. The 20-item survey containing two demographic questions, six Likert-scale questions, and 12 open-ended questions revealed trends in which the supports educators found most valuable in preventing feelings of burnout and building their disposition toward the profession. The focus group sessions contained 10 open-ended questions. The top four strategies to curb burnout were enacting social cognitive theory via team inquiry, capacity building via relationships with mentors, drilling down pedagogy, and personal creative reflection via employing adult learning theory in professional development experiences. Descriptive analyses revealed how educators need frequent descriptive feedback, authentic human connection with colleagues and mentors as well as supervisors, and the alleviation of supplies and resources burdens, not just personal compensation. The qualitative analyses shared educators' perspectives on what leaders must do to curb or prevent burnout. The findings are discussed in relation to the extant literature and implications for fostering genuine professional learning communities in schools. Overall, the results from this study offer insights regarding how stakeholders can improve teacher retention, and therefore student success, based on triangulation of data from the 2016 and 2018 North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions biennial survey and "The Starfish Experience" case study results. Burnout prevention tactics are one practical way leaders can help educators right now and "stop the bleeding." [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://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]