Distance learning in basic and upper secondary schools in the Czech Republic 20/22 For communication with parents, teachers often chose similar platforms, which they used in meetings with school management. WhatsApp, Skype and Facebook dominated in the primary level of basic schools, and Bakaláři and Google Classroom were used in the lower secondary level of basic schools. In upper secondary schools, on the other hand, the use of the Bakaláři system dominated, and Microsoft Teams was also one of the frequently used platforms. In the school with small classes, they created closed groups of all parents on WhatsApp, and thus strengthened the communication of parents and pupils with the school. Teachers also use smartphones to communicate with each other through platforms such as ,WhatsApp. Figure No. 10 Average representation of means of communication between teachers and pupils 9 The influence of the school founders The structured interviews with school principals confirmed that the quality of a school does not primarily lie in the repaired façade of a school building or in a new school playground provided by the founder. Crucial to the quality of distance education is the overall culture of the school associated especially with the quality of pedagogical leadership. Even in this situation, it is possible to point out interesting examples of cooperation between the school and the founder, which help to improve the educational process. Sometimes this included, for example, supplementing digital technology equipment for teachers. The school, in cooperation with the founder, solves a situation where two teachers currently have problems with the lack of digital technology equipment (due to working from home). The founder also helped by lending digital technology. Elsewhere, there was a problem with the methodological support provided e.g. by an ICT coordinator at other schools, and the school founder was successfully involved in eliminating the problem. 51 %42 %37 %33 %30 %22 %16 %10 %9 %WhatsAppSkypeFacebookBakalářiGoogle ClassroomMicrosoft TeamsŠkola OnLineZoomMoodle