8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 19, 2006

SELECT COMFORT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

0-25121	41-1597886
(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6105 Trenton Lane North, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55442

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(763) 551-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On May 19, 2006, Select Comfort Corporation announced the appointment of Ernie Park to the position of senior vice president and chief information officer effective May 30, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits.

      Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated May 19, 2006

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	SELECT COMFORT CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
Dated: May 19, 2006	By:
	Title:Senior Vice President

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

The exhibit listed in this index is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference into any document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.

Exhibit No.Description of Exhibit

99.1Press Release, dated May 19, 2006

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EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                Exhibit 99.1

Media Contact:

Tammy Nystuen

(763) 551-7496

tamara.nystuen@selectcomfort.com

SELECT COMFORT CORPORATION

APPOINTS ERNIE PARK AS SVP AND CIO

MINNEAPOLIS - (May 19, 2006) - Select Comfort Corporation (NASDAQ:SCSS), the nation's leading bed retailer and creator of the Sleep Number^®bed, today announced the appointment of Ernie Park as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, effective May 30.

Park joins Select Comfort from Maytag Corporation, where he served as Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. At Maytag, he led the transformation and realignment of the IT function, implementing LeanSigma (a combination of lean manufacturing and Six Sigma) and other strategic initiatives to leverage best practices, increase efficiencies and standardize technologies and tools to turn IT into a highly responsive business function at Maytag.

Prior to Maytag, Park served as Vice President and CIO of Global Business Services for Honeywell International, Inc., where he had primary responsibility for the company’s global shared service information technology business, supporting computing, network and corporate application services. He also has held various IT leadership positions at Avnet, Inc., including Corporate Vice President of Technology Services.

Park earned his MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he also received his undergraduate degree in mathematics and computer science.

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“Information systems are an important foundation for building a great company,”said Bill McLaughlin, Chairman and CEO, Select Comfort. “Though we've made important progress with our systems over the past years, a personal priority this year was to identify and attract a leader with large-scale systems experience, who has developed strong teams and partnerships, and delivered solutions to support growth, innovation and customer relationships around the world. We are excited to have Ernie join our team."

Park replaces former CIO Mike Thyken, who was recently appointed Vice President, Process Development. In this capacity, Thyken will provide process design and expansion support for the company’s International and New Channel Development team.

About Select Comfort

Founded in 1987, Select Comfort Corporation is the nation's leading bed retailer⁽¹⁾, holding 30 U.S. issued or pending patents for its personalized sleep products. The company designs, manufactures and markets a line of adjustable-firmness mattresses featuring air-chamber technology, branded the Sleep Number® bed, as well as foundations and sleep accessories. Select Comfort's products are sold through more than 400 company-owned retail stores located nationwide; through selected furniture retailers and specialty bedding retailers; through its national direct marketing operations; and on the Internet at www.selectcomfort.com.

(1) Top 25 Bedding Retailers, Furniture Today, May 23, 2005.

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